Statue of Salvador Allende, the populist leader who was ousted by a CIA-backed coup in 1973....

Statue of Salvador Allende, the populist leader who was ousted by a CIA-backed coup in 1973. Allende gave a famous radio speech live with gunfire in the background, speaking of himself in the past tense and his love for Chile before taking his own life with a gun.

Location
ChileSantiago
Photographer
John Hovell
Date taken

Comments

  • I didn't realize it happened on 9/11...

    — Jay Fletcher

  • Yeah, I don't remember noticing that either. Weird.

    — John Hovell