Who led the military coup against Salvador Allende?

General Augusto Pinochet

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The correct option is A General Augusto Pinochet
Salvador Allende appointed Augusto Pinochet as commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army in June 1973. But he was unaware that Pinochet was plotting with the CIA to remove him from power. General Augusto Pinochet led a military coup against Salvador Allende on 11th September 1973. Allende died in the fighting in the presidential palace in Santiago.

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