1973-1974 Santiago, Chile. Daily Life
President Salvador Allende Gossens was the democratically elected socialist president of Chile from 1970 until his death during the US backed military coup d’état on September 11, 1973.
1973, January. Daily life, Santiago rush hour
Daily life
February 10. Parliamentary re-election campaign.
The National stadium was full, 80.000 people with another 40 plus outside the stadium, according to the local media.
The people were euphoric, he was their hope for a better future.
The stadium trembled as more than 80.000 people chanted, "Allende! Allende! El Pueblo te defeiende!"
President Allende with wife Hortensia Bussi
Convincing Luis Corvalán, Secretary General of the Communist party, into buying some lottery tickets for a local tv station
The almost daily riots: Left against Right
The extreme Right.
The Tacazo. June 29, 1973.
Beginning and end of the the Tacazo. June 29, 1973. (Failed Coup d'état)
Celebrating the Third Anniversary of the election of the Unidad Popular Government.
Little did the people realize that 7 days later their dreams would be shattered and their lives be changed forever.
A farmer hands President Allende a potato. A bag was too heavy.
In the early morning of September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet with three military co-conspirators, overthrew the democratically elected socialist government of President Salvador Allende, in a violent coup d'état. The president did not survive the attack.
This image was taken on September 18, 1973, one week after the coup, in the Catholic church: ‘Iglesia de la Gratitude Nacional’ in Santiago.
Around 07:30 in the morning of Sept. 11, 1973
And the National Congress was closed.
And the stock market was open again.
And the shoe shines were back.
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