Chile

1 conflicts · 1970–1973

$80M

Total US Spending

1

Conflicts

—

US Deaths

—

Troops Stationed

3,200

Civilian Deaths

0

Authorized

1

Unauthorized

📖 History of US Involvement in Chile

The CIA-backed 1973 coup against democratically elected President Salvador Allende installed the Pinochet dictatorship — 17 years of murder, torture, and political repression. The U.S. spent $8 million destabilizing Chile's democracy because Allende nationalized copper mines. Pinochet's regime killed 3,200 people, tortured 29,000, and drove 200,000 into exile. Chile eventually restored democracy on its own — proving that foreign intervention wasn't the answer.

US Conflicts Involving This Country

⚔️ Conflicts

Chilean Coup Support

❌Regime change

1970–1973 · $80M · Covert

3,200 civilian deaths

CIA destabilization campaign and support for military coup against democratically elected President Allende. Installed Pinochet dictatorship.

🗣️ What They Said

“I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people.”

— Henry Kissinger, National Security Advisor, on Chile's democratic election of Allende (1970) (Chile Coup)