Allende/Pinochet/Nixon

*Allende is elected as the President of Chile and is the world´s first Marxist leader of a nation.
*Richard Nixon wanted to disestablish Allende.
*Nixon helped Pinochet.
*Military units stationed throughout Chile led by Augusto Pinochet. All the phone lines were cut.
*Valparaíso was taken in stages.
*When the President Allende heard the news, he immediately removed himself to La Moneda.
*The President made a radio announcement that left the people frozen and by mid-morning, the Palace was surrounded by tanks.*At 1:30, Patricio Guijón made the announcement: The president had committed suicide.