^^Please note I wrote Pinochet ruled while I wrote Allende administered. I acknowledged the difference by which they came about their position. Pinochet did offer the people a choice and he did leave. And who knows maybe he was just a stooge for the capable managers of the CIA.

When the CIA says jump, people don't reflexively ask, "How high?"
Ya know cloak and dagger stuff is very dangerous so most suggestions are followed by a "I'll see what I can do." They urged their Chilean contacts to have the outgoing president pull some political manuveuring to block Allende gaining power and it didn't happen. So I wonder how much influence the CIA and their cash had on people.