The Rise of Allende
On this day in 1970, socialist leader Salvador Allende was elected president of Chile. His government unleashed a wave of hope that a more democratic society was possible — and worth fighting for.
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Marian Schlotterbeck
Marian Schlotterbeck is assistant professor of history at the University of California-Davis and the author of Beyond the Vanguard: Everyday Revolutionaries in Allende’s Chile.