CIA activities in Chile

Chile 1964

CIA spreads disinformation that Salvador Allende, the Socialist candidate, was receiving funds from Eastern Bloc nations or Cuba. The Christian Democrat Party of Chile candidate Eduardo Frei Montalva wins the election.

Chile 1970

On September 4, 1970 Salvador Allende gained presidency of Chile after four elections and became the first socialist to be democratically elected in the Western Hemisphere in the 20^th century. Soon after, President Richard Nixon ordered a covert operation, Project FUBELT, to undermine Allende's government and promote a military coup in Chile. The operations included Henry Kissinger (National Security Advisor), Richard Helms (CIA Director), and Attorney General John N. Mitchell. Under the supervision of Thomas Karamessines, a special task force was established and led by veteran David Atlee Phillips.cite web
title =Chile and the United States: Declassified Documents relating to the Military Coup, 1970-1976
work =National Security Archives Online
url =http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/nsaebb8.htm
accessdate=1998-09-11] $10,000,000 is authorized; $8,000,000 is spent.

Chile 1973

On September 11, 1973 General Augusto Pinochet, who had just 19 days prior become the commander in chief of the army, executed a coup d'etat which resulted in the death of Allende and the beginning of Pinochet's dictatorship, during which opposition was suppressed via state terrorism. Whether the US directly participated in the coup itself is disputed, see 1973 Chilean coup d'état.

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