25 years ago, the UK government allowed Chile’s former dictator to evade extradition to Spain. Declassified files reveal how the decision was made.
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50 years after Chile’s coup, Salvador Allende’s grandson speaks about Britain’s role in the rise of Pinochet
When I was censored by the British art establishment to appease Pinochet’s regime
Britain secretly helped Chile’s military intelligence after Pinochet coup
‘Our major interest is copper’: Britain backed Pinochet’s bloody coup in Chile
Exclusive: Secret cables reveal Britain interfered with elections in Chile
Declassified Foreign Office files show that Britain conducted a covert propaganda offensive to stop Chilean leader Salvador Allende winning two democratic presidential elections – and helped prepare the ground for General Augusto Pinochet’s brutal military regime.
Torture ‘for your amusement’: How Thatcher’s government misled MPs and public about its dealings with the Pinochet regime
The British government under Margaret Thatcher misled the public and MPs about its dealings with the Pinochet regime in Chile while it tortured and killed thousands of people, declassified British documents show.