Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who became the world's first democratically elected Marxist head of state when he won the 1970 presidential election. His Popular Unity government pursued a programme of nationalisation — including the copper industry — land reform, and social welfare expansion that earned him the hostility of the Nixon administration and Chilean elites. He died during the military coup of September 11, 1973, either by suicide or assassination; the exact circumstances remain disputed. He was later recognised as a democratic martyr throughout Latin America.
- Lived: 1908 CE – 1973 CE
- Nationality: Chilean
- Roles: head_of_state, politician
