The Popular Unity government under President Allende was a popularly elected, democratic, nationalist government committed to sovereignty, self-determination, and the recovery and control of Chile's great wealth for the benefit of the people. Nevertheless, Washington viewed this as a threat to US hegemony and backed the bloody 9-11-1973 coup.
The Popular Unity government under President Allende was a popularly elected, democratic, nationalist government committed to sovereignty, self-determination, and the recovery and control of Chile's great wealth for the benefit of the people. Nevertheless, Washington viewed this as a threat to US hegemony and backed the bloody 9-11-1973 coup.