June 29, 1973 Chilean coup attempt event
also: abortive coup, confused coup, coup, coup attempt, first attempted coup, military coup, military overthrow, tank revolt
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International Telephone and Telegraph funded
June 29, 1973 Chilean coup attempt host_asserted
“Crazy people. All right. So we left off yesterday with the Chilean coup and we learned that John McCone, former CIA director, is sitting on the board of ITT, which is paying to overthrow the government because Salvador Allende does not want…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 35 @ 7:43
Richard Nixon funded
June 29, 1973 Chilean coup attempt book_quoted
“Echoing LBJ to the CIA in Vietnam, Nixon wanted the best men full-time, and he told Helms that he would give him $10 million to overthrow the Chilean government. As for Chile, the president said, make the economy scream. Nixon wanted to see…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 35 @ 21:05
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▶ 1:18:02
These efforts came to premature fruition on June 29th, when a handful of officers staged a confused coup that involved tanks stopping for traffic lights as they made their way through Santiago. For the first time in 42 years, the Chilean so…
▶ 1:18:58
Only way to remove Pratt's would appear to be abduction or assassination, unquote, CIA agents in Santiago reported in a cable to Langley. Allante is a desperate attempt to head off the inevitable. Had begun saying military commanders in his…
▶ 27:16
since they assassinated the other guy, was General Carlos Prats, P-R-A-T-S. As his political difficulties grew, Allende bought military loyalty in part by bringing Prats into his government. On June 20th, the loyalist forces crushed a coup …
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After that first attempted coup that got crushed, the CIA sent a cable mentioning that and Kissinger basically did like a tap dance. He was so happy. President Allende tried to enhance military participation in his cabinet, but the generals…
▶ 28:49
In August, discontent serviced in the form of a demonstration outside of Pratt's home by officers' wives and Pratt resigned. And guess who was behind that? Yes, the CIA. General Augusto Penashe had helped quell the chaos in June. He is said…