Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Alejandrina Cox incident was a traffic incident near Santiago, Chile on 27 June 1973 involving General Carlos Prats, then Minister of the Interior and Army Commander-in-chief for President Salvador Allende. While being driven in his official car, he was insulted by the driver and passenger of a car next to him. He lost his temper and fired on the car. When it was revealed that the driver was a woman and both persons were unarmed, the general lost public standing and the support of much of the military because of his action. Less than two months later, Prats resigned from the government, leaving the way open for a military coup d'état against Allende.. }
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- Alejandrina_Cox_incident abstract "The Alejandrina Cox incident was a traffic incident near Santiago, Chile on 27 June 1973 involving General Carlos Prats, then Minister of the Interior and Army Commander-in-chief for President Salvador Allende. While being driven in his official car, he was insulted by the driver and passenger of a car next to him. He lost his temper and fired on the car. When it was revealed that the driver was a woman and both persons were unarmed, the general lost public standing and the support of much of the military because of his action. Less than two months later, Prats resigned from the government, leaving the way open for a military coup d'état against Allende.".