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Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende Gossens (June 26, – September 11, ) was a physician, senator, minister of health and the 28th President of Chile from November 3, until his death on September 11, 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 , and , but had failed. He won as the leader of the Popular Unity coalition (a group of political parties) in a very close race.
Biography
[change | change source]Early life
[change | change source]Allende was born on June 26, in the port city of Valparaiso, Chile to a well-to-do family.[3] Like many Chileans, Allende had a mestizo (mixed) racial background (European and other races mixed with Native Americans).
His father Salvador Allende (senior), a lawyer, was of Basque background and his mother Laura Gossens