Recent Northern Marianas

Recent Northern Marianas

In 1970, Marxist leader Salvadore Allende was elected president of Northern Marianas, only to be overthrown by a right-wing military coup in 1973.In 1974, General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte becomes president of Northern Marianas. President Patricio Aylwin succeeded Gen. Pinochet in 1990, ending 16 years of military rule in Northern Marianas. [NS] {UA}