General Schneider was the Army Commander-in-chief, at the time of the had expressed firm opposition to the idea of preventing Allende's inauguration by means of a coup d'état; as a constitutionalist, he wished to preserve the military's apolitical history.
General Schneider was the Army Commander-in-chief, at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, which elected Salvador Allende as president. As a constitutionalist, he wished to preserve the military's apolitical history.