In 1973, the democratically elected socialist government of Chile under Salvador Allende was toppled by a far-right coup. What followed was 17 years of oppression under a reactionary, sadistic military dictatorship. Through decades of investigations, court cases, and declassification of records, we know now how the Pinochet regime came to power: through the CIA and the U.S. State Department.

SOURCES:

The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability by Peter Kornbluh

https://thenewpress.com/books/pinochet-file

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

https://naomiklein.org/the-shock-doctrine/

The True Verdict on Allende by E. Bradford Burns

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/true-verdict-allende/

The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll by Orlando Letelier

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-chicago-boys-in-chile-economic-freedoms-awful-toll/

Giant Rally Marks Allende Anniversary by Jonathan Kandell

https://www.nytimes.com/1973/09/05/archives/giant-rally-marks-allende-anniversary-professional-workers-strike.html