As they often did, the headlines in the New York Times brought more bad news the morning of September 12, 1973: “Allende Out, Reported Suicide. Marxist Regime in Chile Falls in Armed Forces Violent ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. General Augusto Pinochet is greeted by followers at his residence in Santiago, Chile, on September 11, 2003. Pinochet and his ...

The myth that the United States toppled President Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973 lives. In 1975, a Senate subcommittee headed by Frank Church -- a stalwart Democrat and no friend of the Nixon ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A newly disclosed military legal file has cast fresh doubt on whether former President Salvador Allende, who died during the Sept. 11, 1973, military coup, committed suicide, as the ...

(Reuters) - Eight retired Chilean military officers were sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of popular folk singer Victor Jara during the 1973 coup that installed late dictator ...

On Sept. 11, 1973, a military junta seized power in Chile. A month later, WNET/Channel 13 was promoting what it billed as “American television’s first in-depth profile” of the coup. The one-hour ...

The daughter of overthrown Chilean President Salvador Allende requested via Twitter on Tuesday that Brazil open any secret archives that could shed light on any role it played in the 1973 coup that ...

Sept. 11 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1777, troops commanded by Gen. George Washington were defeated by the British under Gen. William Howe in the Battle of Brandywine. In 1847, Stephen ...