Why was allende overthrown
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The Allende Years and the Pinochet Coup, 1969–1973
Relations between the United States and Chile deteriorated in the 1960s due to U.S. concerns regarding the Chilean Left and the rise of Chilean nationalization of certain industries, especially copper. The Alliance for Progress, signed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, was designed to prevent the spread of socialism throughout the hemisphere. The Alliance allowed for monetary investment in Latin American countries that would help bolster infrastructure, education, and champion democratic governments, and Chile was one of the primary recipients of aid. The prospect of the nationalization of two of the leading Chilean copper companies, Anaconda and Kennicott—both owned by corporations based in the United States—along with the growth of socialist sentiment throughout the hemisphere led the United States to overtly and covertly send aid and assistance to the Chilean Government, as well as to political parties such as the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).
A crowd of marchers show their support for Allende. (U.S. News & World
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BORN ON JULY 26, 1908, IN VALPARAISO, SALVADOR ALLENDE came from an upper-class Chilean family with a long history of political activism. His grandfather was one of the founders of the Chilean Radical Party in the 1860s, and his father and uncles were also Radical Party militants.1 After graduating from secondary school at the age of 16, Allende enrolled in the Coraceros Cavalry Regiment and, after a tour of duty, entered medical school at the University of Chile. Medical school helped further radicalize him as he lived, in very humble circumstances, with a group of students attracted to the writings of Marx, Lenin, and Trotsky. Allende became a student activist and was arrested twice and expelled once during his medical school years.2 He graduated in 1932 but, because of his radical history, was turned away from the Valparaiso hospitals and had a difficult time finding work as a physician. Allende was forced to take work as a pathology assistant, performing autopsies on the cadavers of the poor. He found the work dull, but it reinforced his de
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Salvador Allende
President of Chile from 1970 to 1973
"Allende" redirects here. For other uses, see Allende (disambiguation).
In this Chilean name, the first or paternal surname is Allende and the second or maternal family name is Gossens.
Salvador Allende | |
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Official portrait, 1970 | |
| In office 3 November 1970 – 11 September 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Succeeded by | Augusto Pinochet |
| In office 27 December 1966 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Tomás Reyes Vicuña |
| Succeeded by | Tomás Pablo Elorza |
| In office 15 May 1969 – 3 November 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Adonis Sepúlveda Acuña |
| Constituency | Chiloé, Aysén and Magallanes |
| In office 15 May 1961 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Alberto Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Hugo Ballesteros Reyes |
| Constituency | Aconcagua and Valparaíso |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Elías Lafertte Gaviño |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Ampuero Díaz |
| Constituency | Tarapacá and Antofagasta |
| In
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