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[BEST OF] Chilean Coup of 1973: Salvador Allende, Pinochet, & the CIA

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The Resistance to Ayenda

Before 73, before the big coup, these little attempts by sort of rebel factions inside the military, they were largely like, they drew out the popular support of Ayenda. The people hit the streets in staggering numbers and they supported Ayenda in a way that still kind of brings a tear to my eye or is heartbreaking knowing how it all turned out. But the amount of support that he had from regular Chileans and the lengths that regular Chileans were willing to stand up to these fascists, it's really inspiring even to this day.

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