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The Essay

Autumn 1973

Episode 1: The Chilean Coup

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Broadcaster Michael Goldfarb reflects on the coup in 1973 that overthrew Chile's president, Salvador Allende, asking why this did not provoke the same protests as the Vietnam War. Show more

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