Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) themselves by trying to burn and destroy incriminating evidence. Such actions had the effect of justifying the existence of heavily armed forces in Chile. And by extension, justified the dictatorship's conduct against such "violent" offenders. In the 1970s junta members Gustavo Leigh and Augusto Pinochet clashed on several occasions beginning in the day of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Leigh criticized Pinochet for having joined the coup very late and then pretending to keep all power for himself. In December 1974 Leigh opposed the proposal to name Pinochet president of Chile. Leigh recalls about that moment that, "Pinochet was furious,
The Battle of Chile The Battle of Chile The Battle of Chile is a documentary film directed by the Chilean Patricio Guzman, in three parts: "The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie" (1975), "The Coup d'état" (1976), "Popular Power" (1979). It is a chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. It won the Grand Prix in 1975 and 1976 at the Grenoble International Film Festival. In 1996, "Chile, Obstinate Memory" was released and followed Guzmán back to Chile as he screened the 3-part documentary to Chileans who had never seen