El cop d'estat de l'11 de setembre de 1973 o pronunciament militar, esdevingut en Xile consistí en el derrocament violent del govern de Xile encapçalat per Salvador Allende Gossens planejat per generals dels alts càrrecs de les Forces Armades i de Carabiners (policia uniformada), després d'un període d'alta polarització política i convulsió econòmica i social al país sud-americà.
- ↑ "CIA, Operating Guidance Cable on Coup Plotting, 16 October 1970", National Security Archive, George Washington University: Quote: In a secret cable, CIA deputy director of plans, Thomas Karamessines, conveys Kissinger's orders to CIA station chief in Santiago, Henry Hecksher: "It is firm and continuing policy that Allende be overthrown by a coup." The "operating guidance" makes it clear that these operations are to be conducted so as to hide the "American hand," and that the CIA is to ignore any orders to the contrary from Ambassador Edward M. Korry, who has not been informed of Track II operations.