The 1973 Chilean Coup: General Pinochet Seizes Power (TRIH ep 371, part 2)
1973 · Resource
This episode of The Rest Is History, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, continues their examination of Chile in 1973 and the events that led to the overthrow of Salvador Allende and the rise of Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte. The hosts review political polarisation, economic turmoil, congressional conflict and US involvement during the Cold War.
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Around 1973
- Prague Spring (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Birth of hip-hop (1973)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)