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During the early 1970s, Chile’s freely elected socialist president, Salvador Allende, made efforts to distribute land to peasants and to limit the power of U.S. businesses in Chile. His policies alienated wealthy Chileans and the U.S. government. In 1973 Allende died during a U.S.-backed coup that brought a military dictatorship to power.
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
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