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Salvador Allende is voted into office as the Popular Unity takes power with only 36% popular vote.
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It was a failed attempted coup led by Lieutenant Roberto Souper against Allende.
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The coup executed by Chilean General Augusto Pinochet happened only over the course of a day. This overthrew Allende's marxist government and installed a militaristic dictatorship in which the economy did very well. Allende committed suicide the same day.
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