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| 1971, July 16 | |
| Congress unanimously approved the expropriation of the foreign-owned copper mines. Although allowing for compensation, Allende later claimed that excess profits earned by Anaconda and Kennecott denied them the right to recompense. The firms protested the ruling and called for retaliatory measures. | 1 |
| 1972, March | |
| Press reports revealed joint plans on the part of International Telephone and Telegraph and the U.S. government to overthrow the Chilean government. | 2 |
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| A CIA-subsidized truck drivers' strike developed into a full-scale lockout by capitalists trying to pressure the regime into reversing reforms. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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