Presidency of Salvador Allende
Period of Chilean history from 1970 to 1973 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salvador Allende was the president of Chile from 1970 until his suicide in 1973, and head of the Popular Unity government; he was a Socialist and Marxist elected to the national presidency of a liberal democracy in Latin America.[1][2] In August 1973 the Chilean Senate declared the Allende administration to be "unlawful," Allende's presidency was ended by a military coup before the end of his term. During Allende's three years, Chile gradually transitioned into a socialist state.
Presidency of Salvador Allende 3 November 1970 – 11 September 1973 | |
Salvador Allende | |
Party | Popular Unity |
Seat | La Moneda Palace, Santiago |
During his tenure, Chilean politics reached a state of civil unrest amid political polarization, hyperinflation, lockouts, economic sanctions, CIA-sponsored interventionism and a failed coup in June 1973. Allende's coalition, Unidad Popular, faced the problem of being a minority in the congress and it was plagued by factionalism.[3]
On 11 September 1973, a successful coup led by General Augusto Pinochet overthrew the government of Allende. During the bombing of the presidential palace by the Chilean Air Force, President Allende, after mounting a brief armed resistance against the military, eventually died by suicide.[4] In Chilean historiography, Allende's presidency is the last one of the period known as the "Presidential Republic" (1925–1973).