A court in Chile has ordered the exhumation of the remains of former president Salvador Allende as part of an investigation into the cause of his death in 1973.
Investigators are trying to determine whether he killed himself or was killed by soldiers in the coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power, the BBC reports.
Salvador Allende's body was found in the presidential palace after the building had been attacked by troops and planes.
Thousands were killed, disappeared or tortured under General Pinochet's rule, which lasted until 1990.
The Allende case is one of 726 alleged rights abuses that investigators are looking into.
An official post mortem report found he committed suicide using a rifle given to him by his friend, Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Allende's doctor confirmed that conclusion and it was accepted by his family but some of his supporters continue to believe he was killed by soldiers.
The exhumation must be carried out in the next 30 days.
