Salvador Allende Reader: Chile's Voice of Democracy

Salvador Allende Reader: Chile's Voice of Democracy by Canning, Jane. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781876175245.

On September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led a bloody coup against President Salvador Allende in Chile. Allende died in the Presidential Palace as it was attacked by Pinochet&;s army. Controversy still surrounds the role of Washington and the CIA in the overthrow of the popularly elected government of Allende, a self-proclaimed Marxist. For decades Allende&;s name and the experience of the Popular Unity government was all but erased from history, not only in Chile but internationally. This first-ever anthology presents Allende&;s voice and his vision of a more democratic, peaceful and just world to a new generation. "“I don&;t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist because of the irresponsibility of its own people.&; Henry Kissinger, on the prospect of Allende&;s electoral victory in 1970. "This anthology is the first collection in English of Allende&;s speeches and interviews . . . and will be of value for academic collections on Latin America."—Library Journal Features a substantial biographical introduction on Allende and an extensive chronology and bibliography.