ABSTRACT
The 1970 election of Salvador Allende to the presidency presaged major changes in the balance of economic and political power in Chile. In this chapter we begin our assessment of his government by looking at the 1970 election campaign, at what Allende and his coalition proposed to do once in office, at the limitations and constraints under which Allende would operate, and at the significance of the Popular Unity’s (Unidad Popular; UP) revolutionary program for Chile and the world.
