North Korea and the other 9/11: How the DPRK remembers Chile’s military coup



Analysis North Korea and the other 9/11: How the DPRK remembers Chile’s military coup The US-backed overthrow of socialist Salvador Allende proved a major setback for Pyongyang’s interests in South America Camilo Aguirre Torrini September 14, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Salvador Allende shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Il Sung during his visit to the country in 1969, a year before he was elected president of Chile \| Image: Public domain, edited by NK Pro For more than 20 years, September 11 has been linked to al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks against the U.S. But the date also marks another tragedy that took place 50 years ago this week: the military coup that brought a bloody end to the Chilean socialist revolution of President Salvador Allende. For North Korea, the coup was an enormous setback. The DPRK not only lost a valuable ally in a region dominated by the U.S., but also a platform for further expansion on the subcontinent. Allende’s support for North Korea was clear in his actions. One Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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North Korea and the other 9/11: How the DPRK remembers Chile’s military coup

The US-backed overthrow of socialist Salvador Allende proved a major setback for Pyongyang’s interests in South America

Camilo Aguirre Torrini September 14, 2023

North Korea and the other 9/11: How the DPRK remembers Chile’s military coup

Salvador Allende shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Il Sung during his visit to the country in 1969, a year before he was elected president of Chile | Image: Public domain, edited by NK Pro

For more than 20 years, September 11 has been linked to al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks against the U.S. But the date also marks another tragedy that took place 50 years ago this week: the military coup that brought a bloody end to the Chilean socialist revolution of President Salvador Allende.

For North Korea, the coup was an enormous setback. The DPRK not only lost a valuable ally in a region dominated by the U.S., but also a platform for further expansion on the subcontinent.

Allende’s support for North Korea was clear in his actions. One

North Korea and the other 9/11: How the DPRK remembers Chile’s military coup

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