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1 day ago · 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Part of the Cold War in South America and Operation Condor. From top to bottom: the bombing of La Moneda on September 11, 1973, by the Chilean Armed Forces; a journalist and policemen during the coup; and detainees and torture victims being detained at the National Stadium. Date.
- 11 September 1973
- Chile
3 days ago · A coup d'état, often abbreviated to coup, is the overthrow of a lawful government through illegal means. If force or violence are not involved, such an event is sometimes called a soft or bloodless coup.
2 days ago · The Cuban Revolution (Spanish: Revolución cubana) was the military and political overthrow of Fulgencio Batista 's dictatorship, which had reigned as the government of Cuba between 1952 and 1959. The revolution began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état, which saw Batista topple the nascent Cuban democracy and consolidate power. [7]
- Cuba
3 days ago · On September 11 th, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led a military coup in Chile, overthrowing the democratically-elected President Salvador Allende. This event marked the onset of a brutal dictatorship that lasted from 1974 to 1990, characterized by widespread human rights abuses including torture, kidnappings, and the exile of ...
3 days ago · The government, reflecting an emergent authoritarianism, censored the press and dissolved political parties. Under pressure from the United States, the regime broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, but this deed was not favoured by many military officers, and Ramírez was removed by a coup.
3 days ago · On September 11, 1973, the armed forces staged a coup d’état. Allende died during an assault on the presidential palace, and a junta composed of three generals and an admiral, with Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte as president, was installed.
2 days ago · MILITARY. Coups make comeback in Africa. By Duncan Mil. November 16, 2021 - Five coup d’états in sub-Saharan Africa since late 2020 -- more than at any time in the past two decades -- constitute power grabs that threaten the fight against terrorism and extremism in the Sahel. View More.
