Allende takes office, backed by Popular UnityNov 3, 1970Labels: Salvador Allende, Popular Unity, Chilean laborAllende BioAllende Presidency
Workers occupy Yarur textile plant in SantiagoApr 26, 1971Labels: Yarur textile, Machasa factory, WorkersMachasa1971 Chile
Copper nationalization law is promulgatedJul 16, 1971Labels: Copper nationalization, Law 17, Mining industryUS HistorianCopper Nat
Opposition “empty pots” march highlights shortagesDec 1, 1971Labels: March of, Santiago protest, OppositionMemoria Chilena1971 Chile
CUT holds its Sixth National CongressDec 8, 1971Labels: CUT, Sixth Congress, Labor federationCUT Chile
Law grants CUT legal status and new rolesJan 4, 1972Labels: Law 17, CUT, Labor policyCUT ChileIACHR Chile
JAP system is institutionalized for food distributionApr 4, 1972Labels: JAP, Neighborhood committees, Food distributionJAP
First major cordón industrial forms at Cerrillos–MaipúJun 19, 1972Labels: Cord n, Perlak takeover, Factory networksCord n
National strike by business groups and truck ownersOct 9, 1972Labels: October 1972, Truckers' strike, Business groupsOct 1972 Strike
El Teniente copper strike becomes prolonged conflictApr 18, 1973Labels: El Teniente, Copper mine, MinersEl Teniente Strike
Failed “Tanquetazo” coup attempt shakes SantiagoJun 29, 1973Labels: Tanquetazo, Coup attempt, Armored unitTanquetazoCoup 1973
Chamber resolution deepens institutional confrontationAug 22, 1973Labels: Chamber of, Resolution, Institutional clashEl Pa sCoup 1973
Military coup ends Allende government and represses unionsSep 11, 1973Labels: 1973 coup, Chilean military, RepressionCoup 1973
Military government dissolves the JAP distribution committeesSep 14, 1973Labels: JAP dissolution, Military government, Distribution committeesJAP
Decree dissolves the CUT, ending the period’s labor federationSep 18, 1973Labels: CUT dissolution, Military decree, Labor federationIACHR ChileCUT Chile