1970 ⟶ Salvador Allende Elected President of Chile

Salvador Allende becomes president of Chile after being conf...
Timelines Logo
Year
1954
1968
1969
1970
1973

🗳️ Castillo Armas Elected President of Guatemalan Junta

Col. Carlos Castillo Armas is elected president of the junta that overthrew the administration of Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.⟶
Castillo Armas Elected President of Guatemalan Junta (1954)
GuatemalaPoliticsCoupCold WarLatin AmericaCastillo ArmasDictatorship

🪖 Military Coup in Peru

Peruvian General Juan Velasco Alvarado overthrows President Fernando Belaunde Terry in a military coup.⟶
Military Coup in Peru (1968)
PerucoupmilitaryLatin AmericapoliticsgovernmentCold Warsocialism

🇺🇸 Richard Nixon Inaugurated as US President

Richard Nixon becomes President of the United States.⟶
Richard Nixon Inaugurated as US President (1969)
Richard NixonUS PresidentCold WarpoliticsUnited StatesVietnam Warforeign policydomestic policy

🇸🇴 Siad Barre Coup in Somalia

Siad Barre overthrows the government of Somalia in a bloodless coup. He declares himself President of Somalia and reorganizes the country into a one-party communist state; the Somali Democratic Republic.⟶
Siad Barre Coup in Somalia (1969)
SomaliaCoupSiad BarreAfricaCold WarPoliticsCommunismUSSR

🗳️ Salvador Allende Elected President of Chile

Salvador Allende becomes president of Chile after being confirmed by the Chilean congress.⟶
Salvador Allende Elected President of Chile (1970)
ChileSalvador AllendeelectionsocialismCold WarLatin Americapoliticscoup

💣 Chilean Coup: Allende Overthrown

Chilean coup d'état — The democratically elected Marxist president of Chile, Salvador Allende, is deposed and dies of a gunshot wound during a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet.⟶
Chilean Coup: Allende Overthrown (1973)
ChileCoup d'étatSalvador AllendeAugusto PinochetCold WarLatin AmericaMarxismMilitary Dictatorship