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Thousands Mark 34 Years Since U.S.-Backed Chile Coup

HeadlineSep 10, 2007

In Chile, thousands of people marched through Santiago on Sunday to begin marking the 34th anniversary of the U.S.-backed overthrow of the elected President Salvador Allende. Scores carried pictures of loved ones killed or disappeared after the coup that brought the late dictator Augusto Pinochet to power. The march was mostly peaceful until a handful of students clashed with police.

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