Roberto Souper
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Lt. Colonel Roberto Federico Souper Onfray was a Chilean military officer who launched an unsuccessful coup d'état against the regime of Salvador Allende, surrounding the presidential palace with a tank regiment.
This attempted coup, known as the Tanquetazo, took place on June 29, 1973. Souper's failure is considered significant in that it provided the military with a valuable lesson as to what conditions were necessary for a coup to succeed. The United States government is suspected of having sponsored Souper, but many potentially relevant documents remain classified.
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