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A Chilean statesman, Allende was the first democratically elected Marxist president in Latin America, seeking to build socialism by peaceful means until he was overthrown by Pinochet's military coup in 1973.
Political axes
Salvador Allende leans further toward public than 95% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Economy is where Salvador Allende stands furthest from the rest.
On Structure, Salvador Allende sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Current that seeks to move beyond capitalism through elections, with social ownership of large firms, cooperatives and workplace democracy, rejecting both the vanguard party and mere social democratic management of the market.
Broad doctrine that advocates social or collective ownership of the means of production and economic planning to overcome capitalist exploitation, accepting both the revolutionary and the reformist road to get there.
Current that mobilizes the people against economic elites, defending redistribution, public control, national sovereignty, plebiscitary democracy, and broad social policy in popular anti-establishment language.
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Authoritarian NeoliberalismRight28%
An American politician, Bernie Sanders is the leading voice of democratic socialism in the United States, defending universal public healthcare, labor rights, and the fight against inequality and the power of large corporations.
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A South American presidential federal republic, Argentina swings between Peronism and liberal reforms, with strong unions, public universities and healthcare, a protectionist tradition, farm exports, advanced civil rights and recurring inflation crises.
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Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
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