From 1973 to 1990, Chile was an example of state-sponsored terrorism because General Pinochet

General Augusto Pinochet led Chile’s military dictatorship from 1973 to 1990. His government used state forces to abduct, torture, and kill people it viewed as opponents, with thousands of citizens murdered or disappeared. This makes D, “allowed terrorists to murder thousands of citizens,” the best choice, though the violence was carried out by the state itself rather than simply permitted by it.

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