<P> At the time, few of Allende's supporters believed the explanation that Allende had killed himself . Allende's body was exhumed in May 2011 . A scientific autopsy was performed and the autopsy team delivered a unanimous finding on 19 July 2011 that Allende committed suicide using an AK - 47 rifle . </P> <P> However, on 31 May 2011, Chile's state television station reported that a top - secret military account of Allende's death had been discovered in the home of a former military justice official . The 300 - page document was only found when the house was destroyed in the 2010 Chilean earthquake . After reviewing the report, two forensic experts told TVN "that they are inclined to conclude that Allende was assassinated ." (21) </P> <P> Allende's widow and family escaped the military government and were accepted for exile in Mexico, where they remained for 17 years . </P> <P> On 13 September, the Junta dissolved Congress . At the same time, it outlawed the parties that had been part of the Popular Unity coalition, and all political activity was declared "in recess". </P>

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