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'''Salvador Allende''' was the President of Chile from 1970 to 1973. South America's only Marxist leader at the time, his overthrow and death are very controversial.
'''Salvador Allende''' was the President of [[Chile]] from 1970 to 1973. [[South America]]'s only [[Marxist]] leader at the time, his overthrow and death are very controversial.
==History==
==History==
Salvador Allende was was born July 26, 1908, in Valparaiso. Allende was a member of the [[Socialist Party of Chile]].
Salvador Allende was was born July 26, 1908, in [[Valparaiso]]. Allende was a member of the [[Socialist Party of Chile]].
Allende, representing a coalition of [[Marxist]] parties,
Allende, representing a coalition of [[Marxist]] parties,
came to power in 1970 after received narrowly beating his closest opponent with of 36.3 percent of the vote. [http://foia.state.gov/Reports/ChurchReport.asp]
came to power in 1970 after received narrowly beating his closest opponent with of 36.3 percent of the vote. [http://foia.state.gov/Reports/ChurchReport.asp]