9/11 is a date that in the mind of the Chileans brings the memory of when their country lost the democracy and got a military dictator as its leader. On September 9 1973, in the third year of the rule of Allende, a democratically elected president, bellowed by the majority of the people, was overthrown with force by CIA and Pinochet. The reason why Allende was overthrown was ironically enough because he was a very good president and person. He restructured the country, and gave his best to help the poor, by increasing the wages, improving the working condition, providing them with medical care, opening new jobs. He also nationalized the natural resources of the country, and that is what angered the USA, so CIA got involved and organized a coup in alliance with Pinochet. Unfortunately, CIA and Pinochet managed to achieve their goal, and pushed the Chileans in two decades of terror and misery.
