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John Dingus
American journalist and author who reported from Chile during the 1973 coup and appears as a commentator describing events and their consequences.
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Nov 20, 2025
• 52min
Democracy Dies in a Day
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Sergio Bitar, a former Chilean government minister and political prisoner, shares his gripping firsthand account of the 1973 military coup in Chile. John Dingus, an American journalist who reported on the upheaval, provides insightful commentary on the events that led to the fall of a democracy. They discuss the economic inequality and Cold War pressures that catalyzed the coup, the brutal regime's consolidation of power, and the eventual return to democracy through strategic non-violent resistance and the pivotal 1988 plebiscite.
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