Barátságos és barátságtalan katonatisztek – az 1973-as chilei puccs és a szovjet diplomácia stratégiái Latin-Amerikában
The 1973 Chilean Coup and the Strategies of Soviet Diplomacy in Latin America

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the difference between the Soviet diplomatic response to the Bolivian military coup of 1971 and to the Chilean military coup of 1973. Both military takeovers were right-wing, American-friendly, and aimed at removing Soviet-friendly left-wing regimes. However, the Soviets did not break diplomatic relations with Bolivia after the coup of Colonel Banzer on 17 August 1971. By contrast, after the 11 September 1973 coup of General Pinochet in Chile, the Soviet Bloc shut down relations soon. The paper shows that the fallen left-wing regime of Bolivia had much looser ties with the Soviet Union, the Communist Party, and the important socialist country of Cuba, than the Allende regime of Chile. The regime coming to power after the 1971 coup were also much less anti-Soviet than the government of General Pinochet in Chile.

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