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1973 Chilean coup d’état
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  • The 1970 presidential elections: A tense prelude amid the Cold War
  • Buildup toward a coup: “Make the economy scream”
  • “This dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail”
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1973 Chilean coup d’état: References & Edit History

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  • A History of U.S. Intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean
    / Chile: The making of a coup

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