Introduction September 11, 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the coup d’etat in Chile that overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende. Allende was the first president elected with a socialist program in the world and governed the country between 1970 and 1973....
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50 years after the coup against Allende: Lessons from the Chilean revolutionary movement
This Liberation News article was originally published on September 11, 2023. Introduction In September 1970, Salvador Allende became the first Marxist president democratically elected with a socialist program of government. Today marks the 50th anniversary of his...