![]() ![]() ![]() Later that day, Allende died by suicide in his office. As troops surrounded La Moneda Palace, he gave his last speech vowing not to resign. On 11 September 1973, the military moved to oust Allende in a coup d'état supported by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He clashed with the right-wing parties that controlled Congress and with the judiciary. He was elected in a run-off by Congress, as no candidate had gained a majority.Īs president, Allende sought to nationalize major industries, expand education and improve the living standards of the working class. In 1970, he won the presidency as the candidate of the Popular Unity coalition, in a close three-way race. 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. ![]() Īllende's involvement in Chilean politics spanned a period of nearly forty years, having covered the posts of senator, deputy and cabinet minister. He was the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America. Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens ( US: / ɑː ˈ j ɛ n d eɪ, - d i/, UK: / æ ˈ-, aɪ ˈ ɛ n-/, American Spanish: 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death on 11 September 1973. Secretary of the Socialist Party of Chile Valdivia, Osorno, Llanquihue, Chiloé, Aysén and Magallanes ![]()
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