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What happened in Chile in 1973, the year Isabel Allende fled the country with her copy of Galeano's book?
Military coup
Earthquake
Soccer World Cup
Founding of the university
Answer
The answer is a military coup. In Chile, on September 11, 1973, a military coup, led by General Augusto Pinochet, overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. Allende was killed during the conflict. In the following years, under the new regime, the country underwent significant political, economic, and social transformation.
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