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Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende was born on June 26, 1908 in Valparaíso. Allende was born to a prominent family of the liberal party. In 1926 he graduated the University of Chile with a medical degree (Salvador Allende). Allende quickly rose to power. "He co-founded the section of the Socialist Party of Chile (founded in 1933 with Marmaduque Grove and others) in Valparaíso and became its chairman" (Salvador Allende). In 1970 Allende narrowly won the Chilean election and became president. However, his communist policies and bad relations with much of the world, including the U.S., would prove to be disasterous.



The immediate effects Allende had on Chile's economy were beneficial. However soon the Chilean congress were in disagreement of many of Allende's radical policies. His policies were even said to have been on par with Cuban polocies (Salvador Allende). Tensions continued to rise On September 11th, 1973, the Chilean government held a coup against Allende. Allende died and later official announcement stated that he had committed suicide. In his farewell speech on live Chilean radio, he said he still had faith in Chile and its People.