Salvador Allende
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 Salvador Allende      (Medical doctor, Civil servant, politician) | ||||||||||
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| Born | Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens 1908-06-26 Santiago, Chile | |||||||||
| Died | 1973-09-11 (Age 65) Santiago, Chile | |||||||||
| Nationality | Chilean | |||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Chile | |||||||||
| Children | • Beatriz Allende • Carmen Paz Allende • Isabel Allende | |||||||||
| Spouse | Hortensia Bussi | |||||||||
| Victim of | premature_death | |||||||||
| Interest of | Senate Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations | |||||||||
| Party | Socialist Party of Chile | |||||||||
The first marxist to be elected in South America. Deposed by the CIA.
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Coup
On 11 September 1973, the military moved to oust Allende in a coup d'état sponsored by the CIA.
Death
Wikipedia has a separate article on Allende's death.[1]
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| Edward Korry | “not a nut or bolt shall reach Chile under Allende. Once Allende comes to power we shall do all within our power to condemn Chile and all Chileans to utmost deprivation and poverty".” | Edward Korry | 1970 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:The Pinochet Coup in Chile | book extract | 12 February 2007 | Mark Curtis |
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