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1970 Chilean presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1970. Salvador Allende of the Popular Unity alliance won a narrow plurality in a race against independent Jorge Alessandri and Christian Democrat Radomiro Tomic, before having his victory confirmed by a congressional vote after the Christian Democrats voted in favour of his candidacy.
Image: Salvador Allende Gossens (cropped)
Image: Salvador Allende Gossens (cropped)
Image: Jorge Alessandri Unofficial Portrait Coulorized
Image: Jorge Alessandri Unofficial Portrait Coulorized
Image: Radomiro Tomic Romero
Image: Radomiro Tomic Romero
Original ballot
Original ballot
Salvador Allende
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Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 1970 until his death in 1973. As a democratic socialist committed to democracy, he has been described as the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America.
Allende speaking at the UN, c. 1972
Allende speaking at the UN, c. 1972
Salvador Allende's birth certificate.
Salvador Allende's birth certificate.
1958 presidential campaign with a train with Allende's face called the "Victory Train"
1958 presidential campaign with a train with Allende's face called the "Victory Train"
Salvador Allende in 1964
Salvador Allende in 1964