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September 12, 2012

Chile Commemorates U.S.-Backed 1973 Coup 
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In Chile, thousands turned out for the country's own 9/11 anniversary,
the U.S.-backed overthrow of President Salvador Allende. On September
11, 1973, Allende died in the presidential palace in the coup that
brought Augusto Pinochet to power. On Tuesday, protesters blocked
traffic and set fire to security cameras after marching to commemorate
Allende's ouster.

 

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