Salvador Allende
Born July 26, 1908 Valparaiso, Chile Died September 11, 1973 Santiago, Chile
Former president of Chile Salvador Allende.
Salvador Allende became Chile’s first democratically e...
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Salvador Allende Gossens (1908-1973) was President of Chile from 1970 to 1973. He died in the Presidential Palace during the brutal military coup which installed a military dictatorship in Chile in 19...
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Santiago (dpa) - One police officer died and 40 others were
injured in a shootout with demonstrators in a new anniversary of the
military coup that brought down Salvador All...
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The family of former Chilean President Eduardo Frei Montalva filed a court complaint on Wednesday, claiming the former leader was assassinated by poisoning in 1982.It named unspecified "groups of i...
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A French judge investigating the disappearance of four French citizens during the 1973-90 dictatorship of Chile's Gen. Augusto Pinochet ordered 17 former regime officials to stand trial in Paris, j...
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Santiago (dpa) - One police officer died and 40 others were
injured in a shootout with demonstrators in a new anniversary of the
military coup that brought down Salvador All...
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The grandson of Gen. Augusto Pinochet will soon leave Chile's army after causing an uproar with his eulogy that denounced judges who had tried the late dictator, his father said Wednesday.Capt. Aug...
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Key dates in the life of Gen. Augusto Pinochet:Aug. 23, 1973 _ Named commander of the Chilean army by Marxist President Salvador Allende.Sept. 11, 1973 _ Leads bloody military rebellion against All...
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The family of former Chilean President Eduardo Frei Montalva filed a criminal complaint on Wednesday claiming the former leader was assassinated by poisoning in 1982.It named unspecified "groups of...
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Osvaldo Romo, a security agent who became a symbol of torture and repression under Gen. Augusto Pinochet's former military dictatorship, died in prison Wednesday, authorities said. He was 70.Romo d...
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A course syllabus for international pre-medicine students at Venezuela's state-run Latin American Medical School describes traditional courses in biology, chemistry and public health, as well as ot...
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Thousands of people
demonstrated outside a big U.S. Army base Sunday to demand
the closure of a defense department training school they say
promotes torture and murder in Latin...
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