370. The 1973 Chilean Coup: Allende, Nixon and the CIA (Part 1)

The Rest Is History

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🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In the midst of the Cold War, the 1973 coup against the socialist Chilean president Salvador Allende, led by General Pinochet with the support of Richard Nixon, remains a seismic episode in Latin American history. A story imbued in American Imperialism, Allende sees off waves of attempts by the U.S. to oust and undermine him, until they exhaust all legal and parliamentary means, and seek new ways to derail Chilean socialism. In today’s episode, Tom and Dominic delve into Salvador Allende’s rise to power, his radical new vision for Chile, and why and how the U.S. sought to undermine him… *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the rest is history.
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0:15.0	This episode is
0:18.0	by Diet Coke.
0:20.0	Time for a Diet Coke Break.
0:25.0	Enjoy what you like.
0:27.0	Just how you like it.
0:30.0	This is my taste. What's yours? Celebrate your unique taste with Diet Coke. Surely this will be the last opportunity for me to address you.
0:59.2	I address you above all the modest woman of our land, the country woman who believed in us,
1:06.0	the mother who knew our concern for children.
1:09.4	I address the youth, those who sang and gave us their joy and their spirit of struggle. I addressed
1:16.0	the man of Chile, the worker, the farmer, the intellectual. Surely radio Magyanes will be silenced and the calm metal of my voice will no longer reach you.
1:26.7	It does not matter. You will continue hearing it. I will always be next to you.
1:31.7	At least my memory will be that of a man of dignity
1:35.0	who was loyal to his country.
1:37.0	Workers of my country, I have faith in Chile and its destiny.
1:42.0	Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail.
1:46.5	Go forward knowing that sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again,
1:52.1	and free men will walk through them to construct a better society.
1:57.2	Long live Chile, long live the people, long live the workers.
2:09.0	These are my last words and I am certain that my sacrifice will not be in vain. So Dominic, as you well know because you actually sent me that as part of your briefing notes.
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