which politician died on 11 September 1973 in Chile
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n 11 September 1973, dreadful images shocked the world. The bombing of the Chilean presidential palace and the suicide of President Salvador Allende, the first Marxist president to be democratically elected in the world, remain among the most dramatic experiences even of the cold-war years with its many military coups across the globe. Chile was not the only country to see its democratic government overthrown in this era, and its military had been far from the most notorious violator of human rights even in Latin America; but the violence perpetrated by Chile's armed forces in deposing a democratically elected government and imposing its rule made Chile a symbolic case of democratic breakdown.
Today, forty years on, Chile is a very different country. The dictatorship of the coup leader Augusto Pinochet, which lasted from 1973-90, left three overwhelming legacies: human-rights violations, an institutional set-up intended to constrain the emergence of democracy, and an economic model that has allowed for rapid economic growth with high levels of inequality.
A triple inheritance
The first legacy, the human-rights violations that characterised the Pinochet regime, continues to haunt Chileans today. The almost 4,000 Chileans killed by the military dictatorship will never be forgotten. The remains of several hundred have yet to be found. Many thousands more who suffered torture are a living reminder of the suffering caused by atrocious acts sanctioned at the highest level. Though significant progress has been made in finding out the truth about the atrocities committed, and dozens of violators have been brought to justice, there has been insufficient progress in righting the wrongs of the past.
Four consecutive centre-left governments under the Concertación - comprised of political parties prosecuted by the dictatorship - governed Chile from
Today, forty years on, Chile is a very different country. The dictatorship of the coup leader Augusto Pinochet, which lasted from 1973-90, left three overwhelming legacies: human-rights violations, an institutional set-up intended to constrain the emergence of democracy, and an economic model that has allowed for rapid economic growth with high levels of inequality.
A triple inheritance
The first legacy, the human-rights violations that characterised the Pinochet regime, continues to haunt Chileans today. The almost 4,000 Chileans killed by the military dictatorship will never be forgotten. The remains of several hundred have yet to be found. Many thousands more who suffered torture are a living reminder of the suffering caused by atrocious acts sanctioned at the highest level. Though significant progress has been made in finding out the truth about the atrocities committed, and dozens of violators have been brought to justice, there has been insufficient progress in righting the wrongs of the past.
Four consecutive centre-left governments under the Concertación - comprised of political parties prosecuted by the dictatorship - governed Chile from
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The Nixon Administration and the Death of Allende's Chile: A Case of Assisted Suicide. That morning of September 11 1973
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