Chile
On This Day, Sept. 11: Military coup topples Chile's Salvador Allende
On Sept. 11, 1973, the elected Socialist government of Salvador Allende of Chile was toppled in a right-wing military coup led by future dictator Augusto Pinochet and supported by the CIA
1 of 6 | General Augusto Pinochet is greeted by followers at his residence in Santiago, Chile, on September 11, 2003. Pinochet and his collaborators celebrated the 30th anniversary of the military coup that overthrew the "Unidad Popular" regime heade... [3068 chars]