Chilean Regime Seizes Book About Allende
Associated Press
SANTIAGO, Chile —
Authorities seized copies of a book about the late President Salvador Allende, who was killed when his elected government was ousted in a 1973 military coup led by the current president, Augusto Pinochet.
The book “Allende, an Intransigent Democrat,” was written by the widows of two Allende government officials. It was removed from shelves in the capital by military officials who cited the state-of-emergency law imposed since an Sept. 7 assassination attempt against Pinochet.
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