On September 11, 1973, Hawker Hunter aircraft attacked La Moneda near noon, and Salvador Allende died later that afternoon.

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Location PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 16: CONNECTING THE SPECKLES The Romans and the Knife

"On September 11, 1973, Hawker Hunter aircraft attacked La Moneda near noon, and Salvador Allende died later that afternoon."

The Chilean Museum of Memory and Human Rights published a detailed reconstruction of the September 11 coup, including preparations for the Hawker Hunter attack and the bombing of La Moneda around midday. Its chronology also records the death of President Salvador Allende during the subsequent fall of the palace.

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Source title Minuto a minuto: así fue el golpe militar del 11 de septiembre de 1973 en Chile

Source authors Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos

Source year 2023

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