BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 11th of September 1973 51 years ago |
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28th President of Chile Salvador Guillermo Gossens Allende commits suicide by a shot through the head at the age of 65 in Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile. As troops surrounded the palace during a military coup Allende gave his last speech vowing not to resign. Then Allende committed suicide with an AK47 rifle gifted to him by Fidel Castro. |
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