Question

When was Allende's government overthrown by the military?

• A. ${11}^{th}$ September, 1973
• B. ${11}^{th}$ September, 1975
• C. ${21}^{st}$ September, 1978
• D. ${11}^{th}$ August, 1983

Answer 1

The correct option is A ${11}^{th}$ September, 1973

The military dictatorship of Chile was an authoritarian military government that ruled Chile between 1973 and 1990. The dictatorship was established after the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by a CIA-backed coup on ${11}^{th}$, September 1973.