SANTIAGO, Chile – As bombs fell and rebelling troops closed in on the national palace, socialist President Salvador Allende avoided surrender by shooting himself with an assault rifle, ending Chile’s ...

OBERLIN, Ohio -- Sept. 11 marked the 50th anniversary of the coup which toppled the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile, leading to a brutal 17-year-long dictatorship whose ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — The mansion was used as a domestic spying center by the feared secret police of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Now it will house works of art and be dedicated to the socialist overthrown by ...

Isabel Allende is a liar, and she'll be the first one to say so. In "My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile," she cautions the reader: "Don't believe everything I say: I tend to ...

Earlier this month, Chile commemorated 50 years of the military coup that overthrew Salvador Allende’s socialist regime. Left-wing leaders from all over Latin America were invited by President Gabriel ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. Images: Zuma Press/EPA/Shutterstock Composite: Mark Kelly Monday marks the 50th anniversary of ...

Isabel Allende has been a literary legend for more than four decades. The novelist made a living with words before she turned her attention to fiction. Allende worked as a journalist in Chile until ...