Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian Leishman (Labour), on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.

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56th anniversary of the election of Salvador Allende

That this House marks the 56th anniversary of the election of Salvador Allende as President of Chile on 4 September 1970; notes with concern evidence from declassified Foreign Office files that the UK Government conducted covert propaganda operations aimed at preventing his election in 1964 and 1970; condemns the military coup of 11 September 1973 which overthrew Chile’s democratically elected government and installed the Pinochet dictatorship; remembers those killed, disappeared, tortured and forced into exile under the Pinochet regime; regrets Britain’s role in undermining Chilean democracy and its subsequent relationship with the Pinochet regime; and calls on the Government to acknowledge Britain’s interference in Chile, release all remaining relevant records, and reaffirm its commitment to democracy, sovereignty and human rights in UK foreign policy.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

679 

Session

2026-27

Other sponsors

Luke Akehurst

Ellie Chowns

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Apsana Begum

Adrian Ramsay

Subjects

Anniversaries Elections Chile Military coups

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk