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22 Oct, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Today’s #HorribleHistory highlights one of the times the US decided a duly elected government wasn’t in their interest so they actively worked against it.

The 1973 Chilean coup d'état led to Pinochet & horrible breaches of human rights

amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
For the 17 years of Pinochet’s dictatorship 1,000s were kidnapped, tortured & executed

bcn.cl/bibliodigital/…
Testimony from soldiers recounts extreme torture, rape & murder

nytimes.com/2016/02/29/wor…
Declassified documents that relate the instigation & support of Nixon’s administration & the CIA to first helping to create the Coup & then legitimizing Pinochet

cia.gov/library/center…
So as you sit & ponder THIS election & a peaceful transfer to power take a moment to understand what happens when it fails

Wikipedia overview
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chil…
If you wonder if we’re capable of this, wonder no more. We are not only capable, we are experienced

nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/…

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