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Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende was a Chilean Socialist physician and politician who won the presidential election of 1970 at the head of the Popular Unity coalition. His government nationalised copper, extended land reform and took over banks and industries, but faced inflation, shortages and fierce opposition backed by the United States. He died during the military coup of 11 September 1973 led by Augusto Pinochet.
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