Overall, 1973 was when the Chilean president was overthrown. The president later committed suicide, an article in "The Atlantic" stating "he committed suicide under mysterious circumstances as troops surrounded his place, ushering in more than 15 years of military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet". A former CIA agent who was active in the CIA agency during the time of the Coup recently reported that the decision to overthrow Chile's president was not the CIA's decision, but rather the decision of the White House, particularly President Nixon. The coup and U.S. involvement remain an important episode, as a "New York Times" report in October 2017 indicates.