Salvador Allende
Summary
Salvador Isabelino del Sagrado Corazn de Jess Allende Gossens (Spanish pronunciation:[salβaˈoɾ aˈʝende ˈɣosens]; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in the Americas.Allende's involvement in Chilean political life spanned a period of nearly forty years. As a member of the Socialist Party, he was a senator, deputy and cabinet minister. He unsuccessfully ran for the presidency in the 1952, 1958, and 1964 elections. In 1970, he won the presidency in a close three-way race.He adopted the policy of nationalization of industries and collectivization.
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MJ Rosenberg: Boycott the Occupation, Not Israel
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