Salvador Allende Hoodies

Salvador Allende was a Chilean socialist, whose democratically elected government was overthrown by the CIA and replaced with a military dictatorship on September 11th, 1973 that lasted until 1990. Check out more of my art and products at https://spacedoglaika.com/

Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ aˈʝende ˈɣosens]; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and politician, known as the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections. Allende's involvement in Chilean political life spanned a period of nearly forty years. As a member of the Socialist Party, he was a senator, deputy and cabinet minister. He unsuccessfully ran for the presidency in the 1952, 1958, and 1964 elections. In 1970, he won the presidency in a close three-way race. He was elected in a run-off by Congress as no candidate had gained a majority. As president, Allende adopted a policy of nationalization of industries and collectivisation; due to these...

This design is a tribute to the Chilean revolutionary Salvador Allende!

28 years to the day before some misguided Saudi Arabians killed about 4,000 Americans, the American Government conspired to foment a bloody coup in Chile which led to the deaths of 40,000+, including democratically elected Socialist president Salvador Allende.

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Salvador Allende was the popular Marxist leader of Chile, against whom the CIA led a fascist coup on September 11th, 1973, and installed Augusto Pinochet, who murdered tens of thousands in its wake.