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Salvador Allende was the president of Chile from 1970 until his death in 1973, making him a significant figure in Chilean political history during a period of major social and economic change. His presidency and its violent end remain important to understanding twentieth-century Latin American politics and the Cold War's impact on the region.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1973
- Works
- 65
Top works
- Tercer mundo vs. imperialismo
- Como vamos a nacionalizar nuestro cobre
- Matrícula abierta para todos con Allende!
- Segunda entrevista de los presidentes de la Argentina y Chile
- Informe al pueblo
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Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Cover-Up — Self - Chilean President (archive footage)2025
- El Equipo del Pueblo — as Self (archive footage)2024
- Chile (1970-1973) — Self (archive footage)2024
- Con Los Ojos de Hoy2023
- O Grande Irmão: O Dia que Durou 21 Anos 2 — Self (archive footage)2022
- Primera — Self (archive footage)2022
- Cybersocialism: Project Cybersyn & The CIA Coup in Chile — As Himself2021
Article
Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 29th president of Chile from 1970 until his suicide in 1973. As a socialist committed to democracy, he has been described as the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America.
Allende's involvement in Chilean politics spanned a period of nearly forty years, during which he held various positions including senator, deputy, and cabinet minister. As a life-long committed member of the Socialist Party of Chile, whose foundation he had actively contributed to, he unsuccessfully ran for the national presidency in the 1952, 1958, and 1964 elections. In 1970, he won the presidency as the candidate of the Popular Unity coalition in a close three-way race. He was elected in a run-off by Congress, as no candidate had gained a majority. In office, Allende pursued a policy he called "The Chilean Path to Socialism". The coalition government was far from unanimous. Allende said that he was committed to democracy and represented the more moderate faction of the Socialist Party, while the radical wing sought a more radical course. Instead, the Communist Party of Chile favored a gradual and cautious approach that sought cooperation with Christian democrats, which proved influential for the Italian Communist Party and the Historic Compromise.