The coup in Chile 50 years ago left a complex legacy with lasting cultural, political and economic impacts in the country and the Americas. Organized with support from the U.S. government, the coup toppled the first democratically elected socialist government in the Americas and replaced it with a military dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet. Pinochet used the military to torture, kill and disappear opposition. The dictatorship also used its power to enact comprehensive free market reforms emblematic of neoliberalism. Though Pinochet left office in 1990, the dictatorship’s constitution, economic reforms and disappearances remain.

This event will include a screening of the film The Coup in Santiago: The Last Days of Salvador Allende (2010) followed by comments from a panel of Chilean scholars.

This is a free community event, and all are welcome to attend.

The coup in Chile 50 years ago left a complex legacy with lasting cultural, political and economic impacts in the country and the Americas. Organized with support from the U.S. government, the coup toppled the first democratically elected socialist government in the Americas and replaced it with a military dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet. Pinochet used the military to torture, kill and disappear opposition. The dictatorship also used its power to enact comprehensive free market reforms emblematic of neoliberalism. Though Pinochet left office in 1990, the dictatorship’s constitution, economic reforms and disappearances remain.

This event will include a screening of the film The Coup in Santiago: The Last Days of Salvador Allende (2010) followed by comments from a panel of Chilean scholars.

This is a free community event, and all are welcome to attend.