Dateline: Chile, 1973 - ABC News

Part of ABC News’ “The Eagle and the Bear“ documentary series focusing on the Chilean military coup d’etat in 1973. Describes election to power of Salvador Allende on a socialist platform; the nationalization of U.S. owned copper and telephone industries (Anaconda and ITT); Castro’s visits in 1971 and 1972; Nixon’s opposition to the perceived rise of Marxism in Latin America; the suspension of loans to Chile; the loss of popular Chilean support; the arrest, by the Chilean Army, of Allende supporters; the death of Allende and an estimated 30,000 of his followers; the funeral cortege of Pablo Neruda; and the rise of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.