Ideologies / Democratic Socialist / Salvador Allende
§ The minds · 1908–1973 · Chile · President
Salvador Allende
The Chilean road to socialism
Socialism through the ballot box.
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The first Marxist elected president in Latin America by open vote, whose democratic 'Chilean road to socialism' ended in the 1973 coup.
social
Progressive social reformer and internationalist.
economic
Nationalised copper and industry; planned redistribution.
governance
Pursued socialism within constitutional democracy — until the coup.
Notable for
- Democratically elected Marxist president
- Nationalised Chilean copper
- Died in the 1973 coup
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