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51% of chileans believe that the 9/11 coup was inevitable and 39% blame Salvador Allende for it
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Maybe Allende thought that, because his ascent to power was via the ballot box, the same militaristic response would be less justifiable to the US and its allies.
He was wrong, obviously, but I think his only real predecessor in this path would have been someone like Mossadegh.
Jacobo Arbenz too
Arbenz got fucked completely before he could do much. Tried to get weapons secretly from the Soviet Bloc to arm his most loyal supporters before the rest of the military could make a move. The generals found out and ended up getting the weapons. His own military gave up on him as well once they believed the US would get involved if they took action.