Neoliberalism was imposed on Chile

Neoliberalism was imposed on Chile – grandson of the country’s first socialist president told RT

Pablo Sepulveda Allende says that sabotage by the US led to the military coup that ousted his grandfather in the 1970s

Pablo Sepulveda Allende, grandson of Chile's first socialist president Salvador Allende, speaks with former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on RT's 'A Conversation with Correa. Coups d’État’ © RT

Ever since Salvador Allende was elected as Chile’s first socialist president in 1970, the US was adamant on removing him from power and used economic sabotage and other means to create the conditions for a military coup, Allende’s grandson, Pablo Sepulveda Allende, has told RT. 

Pablo Sepulveda Allende was speaking to former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who has launched a new talk show on RT dedicated to examining the wave of US-backed coup d’etats that spread across South America in the 20th century. 

Speaking about the September 11, 1973 coup carried out by Augusto Pinochet, Allende stated that although Chile admittedly had a number of economic issues at the time, he insisted that all of them had largely been provoked by the United States. 

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Source:  https://www.rt.com/news/582785-pablo-allande-correa-interview/