Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende | |
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| Born |
Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens 26 June 1908 Santiago, Chile |
| Died |
11 September 1973 Santiago, Chile |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Ideology |
Marxism Democratic socialism Social democracy Right-opportunism |
| Political party | Socialist Party of Chile |
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Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean doctor and socialist politician who has been described as the first "Marxist" president to be elected in a liberal democracy in Latin America.
Allende sought to nationalize and socialize the Chilean economy. He formed a coalition government.