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Directions : Read the excerpt below and respond to the questions.
Original members of the Government Junta of Chile (1973)
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Augusto Pinochet and the 1973 Chilean coup d'état
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a significant event in the history of
Chile. This event symbolized the ongoing Cold War conflict between
socialism and capitalism. Since the 1970 election of socialist President
Salvador Allende, there was political tension between the
right-dominated Congress of Chile that advocated a free-market
economy and President Allende who advocated for socialist policies.
The conflict reached a boiling point in 1973. Allende's appointed army
chief, Augusto Pinochet was the leader of the military junta that staged
a coup to overthrow the socialist government of President Salvador
Allende on September 11, 1973. As the national police stormed the
presidential palace, Allende gave his last speech, in which he vowed to
stay in the presidential palace. However, he was found dead after
shooting himself during an attack on the presidential palace in
Santiago. In December 1974, the ruling military junta appointed
Pinochet Supreme Head of the nation. Until 1990, he led a
dictatorship under which thousands of opponents were tortured.
September 11, 1973. Bombing of La Moneda (presidential palace)
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UNIT 10 | Human Rights Violations | SQ 5: What human rights violations were committed under Augusto Pinochet? Which articles of the UN Universal
Declaration of Human Rights were violated?

1. Why was there conflict in Chile following the 1970 election of
Allende?
2. What happened on September 11, 1973?
3. Who took power after September 11, 1973?
Augusto Pinochet
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UNIT 10 | Human Rights Violations | SQ 5: What human rights violations were committed under Augusto Pinochet? Which articles of the UN Universal
Declaration of Human Rights were violated?

Junta session one week after the 1973 coup
Source: U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with Pinochet in 1976
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According to the United States Office of the Historian, although the
U.S. Government was initially pleased by the coup, the U.S. became
more concerned as reports of human rights violations grew. There