Chile 1973. The Other 9/11: The Downfall of Salvador Allende

In 1970, Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens, a physician and leftist politician, was elected the President of Chile. Involved in political life for nearly 40 years, Allende adopted a policy of nationalization of industries and collectivization – measures that brought him on a collision course with the legislative and judicial branches of the government, and then the center—right majority of the Chilean Congress. Before long, calls were issued for his overthrow by force. Indeed, on 11 Septem...