Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende
28th President of Chile
In office 3 November 1970 – 11 September 1973
Preceded by	Eduardo Frei Montalva
Succeeded by	Augusto Pinochet
56th President of the Senate of Chile
In office 27 December 1966 – 15 May 1969
Preceded by	Tomás Reyes Vicuña
Succeeded by	Tomás Pablo Elorza
Minister of Health and Social Welfare
In office 28 August 1938 – 2 April 1942
President	Arturo Alessandri Palma Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Preceded by	Miguel Etchebarne Riol
Succeeded by	Eduardo Escudero Forrastal
Personal details
Born	Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (1908-06-26)26 June 1908 Santiago,[1] Chile
Died	11 September 1973(1973-09-11) (aged 65) Santiago, Chile
Resting place	Cementerio General de Santiago
Nationality	Chilean
Political party	Chilean Socialist
Other political affiliations	Popular Unity Coalition
Spouse(s)	Hortensia Bussi ​ (m. 1940)​
Children	Beatriz Allende (1943–1977) Carmen Paz Allende (born 1944) Isabel Allende (born 1945)
Relatives	Allende family
Alma mater	University of Chile
Profession	Medical doctor Civil servant
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Website	Salvador Allende Foundation

Salvador Allende Gossens (June 26, 1908 – September 11, 1973) was a physician, senator, minister of health and the 28th President of Chile from November 3, 1970 until his death on September 11, 1973. He was a socialist and the first socialist president elected democratically (voted for by people) in South America.^[2]

Salvador was in politics for nearly forty years, having been a senator, deputy, and cabinet minister. He had run for president in 1952, 1958 and 1964, but had failed. He won as the leader of the Popular Unity coalition (a group of political parties) in a very close race.

1. ↑ Molina Alomar, Jorge (4 April 2008). "Acta revela que Salvador Allende nació en Santiago" (PDF). El Mercurio. p. C6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
2. ↑ "1973: President overthrown in Chile coup". 11 September 1973 – via news.bbc.co.uk.