RE:Governments and Mining RevenueBASTILLEDAY4U wrote:
On 15 April 1973, workers from the El Teniente mining camp had ceased working, demanding higher wages. The strike lasted 76 days and cost the government severely in lost revenues. One of the strikers, Luis Bravo Morales, was shot dead in Rancagua city. On June 29, the Blindados No. 2 tank regiment under the command of Colonel Roberto Souper, attacked La Moneda, Chile's presidential palace. Instigated by the anti-Marxist militia Patria y Libertad, the armoured cavalry soldiers hoped other units would be inspired to join them. Instead, armed units led by generals Carlos Prats and Augusto Pinochet quickly put down the coup attempt.
To those that read the above post I shared last week and gave it some thought, and bought in, I say well done. To those like the poster "peep" who mocked my post for lack of substance and likely put me on ignore, sorry you missed out.