June 29, 1973 Chilean coup attempt event
also: confused coup, tank revolt, coup attempt, abortive coup, first attempted coup
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…