50 Years Ago, Salvador Allende Became President of Chile
...agreed to a truce during the Allende government and focused on social aspects. Still, Allende could not control the various groups and was deemed a...
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Isabel Allende, winner of the National Book Foundation´s Medal
...wildly successful writer of titles in translation in the United States, Allende’s adopted country.” Allende has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area in California...
The 1970 Elections Part III – The Salvador Allende Years
by Diego Rivera
...hurting the working class. Read part I of this series here: https://chiletoday.cl/the-1970-elections-part-i-the-failure-of-the-centrists/ Early Success of Salvador Allende After Allende was sworn in, he began the...
The battle for Chile – Salvador Allende’s last hours in La Moneda
...10.30 am: Allende gathers all loyalists in the Toesca Room and orders all women and unarmed men to leave La Moneda, as he doesn´t want...
The Role of the British During the Allende Election
by Diego Rivera
...efforts to prevent Allende’s victory. https://chiletoday.cl/part-ii-the-1970-elections-the-results/ Despite the uptick, however, they failed to prevent Allende’s ascendency. Allende was sworn in that same year. During the...
A Play in Washington About the Last Hours of Salvador Allende
...can be purchased online at https://capitalfringe.org/events/september-11-1973-the-day-salvatore-allende-died/ Allende died in the presidential palace during an insurrection led by General Augusto Pinochet with support from the U.S....
CT Interviews: Isabel Allende
by Bob Travis
SANTIAGO — Largo Pétalo de Mar is the latest novel by Isabel Allende. It’s a 20th century tale that spans two continents and five decades...
Court upholds sentences for killers of Allende associates
Prison sentences for those involved in the killing and disappearance of 23 associates of former president Salvador Allende were upheld. An appeals court confirmed sentences...
El Tanquetazo: the coup attempt that paved the road for Pinochet’s military take-over
...started to plan a coup against Allende. However, the plan was discovered by pro-Allende officers before it could be put into action. The nine people...
The 1970 Elections Part II – The Results
by Diego Rivera
...44%. Allende received 36%, Alessandri got 34%, and Tomic 27%, instantly conceding the race to Allende. But each candidate remained far below the 50% needed...