Write a short note on military coup of chile?
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The 1973 Chilean coup defeat was a watershed event in both the history of Chileand the Cold War. Following an extended period of social and political unrest between the right dominated Congress of Chile and the elected socialist President Salvador Allende, as well as economic warfare ordered by US President Richard Nixon, Allende was overthrown by the armed forces and national police.
The military deposed Allende's Popular Unitygovernment and later established a junta that suspended all political activity in Chile and repressed left-wing movements, especially the communist and socialist parties and theRevolutionary Left Movement (MIR). Allende's appointed army chief, Augusto Pinochet, rose to supreme power within a year of the coup, formally assuming power in late 1974. TheUnited States government, which had worked to create the conditions for the coup,promptly recognized the junta government and supported it in consolidating power.
The military deposed Allende's Popular Unitygovernment and later established a junta that suspended all political activity in Chile and repressed left-wing movements, especially the communist and socialist parties and theRevolutionary Left Movement (MIR). Allende's appointed army chief, Augusto Pinochet, rose to supreme power within a year of the coup, formally assuming power in late 1974. TheUnited States government, which had worked to create the conditions for the coup,promptly recognized the junta government and supported it in consolidating power.
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