"Nixon's Involvement in Plot to Block Allende's Presidency Exposed in Newly Released Files"

Newly declassified documents reveal that US President Richard Nixon met with a rightwing Chilean media mogul, Agustín Edwards, to discuss blocking Salvador Allende's path to the Chilean presidency in 1970. With the support of Nixon's White House, a plan was hatched for the military to seize power, dissolve congress, and prevent Allende's inauguration. The attempt was botched, resulting in the death of General René Schneider. The revelations shed light on the malevolence of US foreign policy in Chile and the explicit link between Nixon and the overthrow of a democratically elected government. Chile's current president, Gabriel Boric, has requested more information on US involvement in the plot.