When “disappeared” became a noun On Sept. 11, 1973 (yep, Sept. 11), a military coup d’etat overthrew Chile’s democratically elected president, Salvador Allende, and installed a brutal right-wing dictator, Augusto Pinochet. Lasting almost 17 years, the Pinochet dictatorship was one of the darkest and most tragic periods in South American history. Political parties and trade … Continue reading Chile’s Pinochet Dictatorship: A Cautionary Tale