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Summary. Salvador Allende Gossens (1908–1973), democratically elected President of Chile in 1970, pledged to move Chile to socialism within a constitutional framework. A medical doctor by training, and a long-time member of the Socialist Party, Allende won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in 1937 and the Senate in 1945.
Apr 2, 2014 · Salvador Allende was a politician who co-founded Chile's Socialist Party and ran for the Chilean presidency several times before winning the 1970 election. His regime was supported by working...
Sep 3, 2023 · Fifty years on: the lasting tragedy of Chile’s coup | Chile | The Guardian. Salvador Allende (centre, in helmet), Chile’s president, with aides at the presidential palace on 11 September 1973...
Sep 29, 2019 · Full Name: Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens; Known For: President of Chile who was killed in a 1973 coup; Born: June 26, 1908 in Santiago, Chile; Died: September 11, 1973 in Santiago, Chile; Parents: Salvador Allende Castro, Laura Gossens Uribe; Spouse: Hortensia Bussi Soto; Children: Carmen Paz, Beatriz, Isabel
t. e. Salvador Allende was the president of Chile from 1970 until his suicide in 1973, and head of the Popular Unity government; he was a Socialist and Marxist elected to the national presidency of a liberal democracy in Latin America.
Salvador Allende, (born June 26, 1908, Valparaiso, Chile—died Sept. 11, 1973, Santiago), Socialist president of Chile (1970–73). Of upper-middle-class background, Allende took a degree in medicine and in 1933 helped found Chile’s Socialist Party. He ran for president unsuccessfully three times before winning narrowly in 1970.
Sep 11, 2023 · The story of the 'last photo' of Salvador Allende, the Chilean president who killed himself in the 1973 coup. By Michel Guerrin. Published on September 11, 2023, at 7:00 pm (Paris), updated on ...