Government Junta of Chile (1973)

Government Junta of Chile
Junta de Gobierno de Chile
1973–1990
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Chile
("National Anthem of Chile")
Chilean territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green
Chilean territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green
CapitalSantiagoa
Common languagesSpanish
Demonym(s)Chilean
GovernmentMilitary junta
Historical eraCold War
11 September 1973
11 March 1990
ISO 3166 codeCL
Today part ofRepublic of Chile

The Government Junta of Chile (Spanish: Junta Militar de Gobierno) was the military junta established to rule Chile during the military dictatorship that followed the overthrow of President Salvador Allende in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.[1][2] The Government Junta was the executive and legislative branch of government until December 17, 1974, when Augusto Pinochet was formally declared President of Chile in late 1974.[3] After that date, it functioned strictly as a legislative body until the return to democracy in 1990.

  1. ^ "Controversial legacy of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet ...Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who overthrew Chile's democratically elected Communist government in a 1973 coup ..." Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 December 2006
  2. ^ "CHILE: The Bloody End of a Marxist Dream", Time Magazine, Quote: "....Allende's downfall had implications that reached far beyond the borders of Chile. His had been the first democratically elected Marxist government in Latin America..."
  3. ^ Arriagada Herrara, Genaro (1988). Pinochet: The Politics of Power. Allen & Unwin. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-04-497061-3.

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