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Salvador Allende


 

Salvador Allende Gossens (July 26, 1908September 11, 1973) was President of Chile from 1970 until 1973, when he died of a gunshot wound, under circumstances that remain a matter of dispute, during the violent Chilean coup of 1973.

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1 Pronunciation: SAMPA: ;

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IPA:

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salƀaðoɽ aʝεnde.

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2Biography of Allende from the official website of the Presidency of Chile. The current administration is headed by socialist Ricardo Lagos a former Allende supporter. (See last paragraph)

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