Tanquetazo Part of the Cold War Two Chilean soldiers with a machine gun lie at the south side of La Moneda during the attempted coup. Date 29 June 1973 Location Chile Action Insurgents attempt to seize La Moneda Result Insurgents surrendered or fled, leaders sought asylum in Ecuador Government-Insurgents Chilean Government Souper loyalists Commanders and leaders Salvador Allende Carlos Prats Augusto Pinochet Roberto Souper Political support All parties in Congress of Chile Far-right paramilitary and political movement "Patria y Libertad" Military support Almost all Chilean Armed Forces Second Armored Battalion