Salvador Allende was overthrown in a coup in 1973 in what South American country?

In 1973, the Chilean military, led by General Augusto Pinochet, overthrew the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende. In the face of capture, Allende died in his office by suicide, and Pinochet took control of the country in a military Junta that continued until a referendum reestablished democracy in 1989.

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