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1970-73 - Chile was ruled by the democratically elected social democrat government of Salvador Allende. In 1973 the Chilean military, supported by the United States, launched a coup d'etat.

1973-1990 - Augusto Pinochet took control of the country and ruled undemocratically for this period. He is believed to have violently suppressed his opposition.

1990- Following Pinochet's death, the country returned to a fragile democracy.

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