Who overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973?
Fidel Castro
Augusto Pinochet
Hugo Chávez
Evo Morales
Answer
Augusto Pinochet, a Chilean general, rose to power through a military coup on September 11, 1973, overthrowing the democratically elected president, Salvador Allende. Pinochet's regime implemented a brutal authoritarian rule, characterized by widespread human rights abuses, suppression of political dissent, and economic restructuring that exacerbated social inequality.
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