IS ALLENDISM HERE TO STAY?

ithinmonths after the election of Chile’s President Salvador Allende Gossens, the term “Allendism,” coined by students in Paris, had become a new and charismatic synonym for Marxism. Che stepped down and Allende took his place. But now, a year after his election, the Allende posters are coming down. What has Allende himself done to account for the waning of the Allende cult among the left propagandists of the world? Salvador Allende is on a tightrope. While the various Chilean political parties grow or shrink, three trends are

discernible among the Chilean people:

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Roberto Gomez

ithinmonths after the election of Chile’s President Salvador Allende Gossens, the term “Allendism,” coined by students in Paris, had become a new and charismatic synonym for Marxism. Che stepped down and Allende took his place. But now, a year after his election, the Allende posters are coming down. What has Allende himself done to account for the waning of the Allende cult among the left propagandists of the world? Salvador Allende is on a tightrope. While the various Chilean political parties grow or shrink, three trends are

discernible among the Chilean people: