Australia’s involvement in Chilean military coup 40 years ago

This is the first of a special series on the little known involvement of Australian intelligence operatives working on behalf of the CIA in Chile, when Augusto Pinochet who was then the head of the army, toppled the democratically-elected socialist president, Salvador Allende, in a violent coup on September 11, 1973.

Library of the National Congress of Chile

Tomorrow, SBS will bring you the reaction of the Chilean community when hearing about the involvement of Australia in the CIA activities in Chile.

 

The series was produced and researched by Florencia Melgar.