Chilean coup d'état

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What the 1973 coup means for Chileans today — 50 years later

Conflict & Justice

Five decades after the 1973 coup in Chile that toppled the government of Salvador Allende and brought General Augusto Pinochet to power with help from the US, people in Chile are deeply divided about what the coup anniversary means today.

Police officers are seen behind barricade tape guarding an area where a bomb exploded in Santiago September 8, 2014. The words on the yellow tape read, "Do not pass."

Each new bomb attack in Chile brings reminders of the Pinochet era of repression

Conflict

Chile’s Past Intrudes on Current Presidential Election