Allende family

The Allende family is a Chilean family of Basque descent. They became well known during the 19th century and are based in Valparaíso. They have played a very significant role in Chilean politics.

Prominent members

• Ramón Allende Padín (1845–1884), physician and politician, chief of the Chilean Army Medical Corps during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884)
• Salvador Allende Gossens (1908–1973), President of Chile (1970–1973)
• Laura Allende Gossens (1911–1981), sister of Salvador Allende, politician
• Hortensia Bussi de Allende (1914–2009), widow of Salvador Allende, First Lady of Chile
• Denise Pascal Allende (born 1940), niece of Salvador Allende, politician
• Beatriz Allende Bussi (1943–1977), daughter of Salvador Allende, revolutionary
• Isabel Allende Llona (born 1942), first cousin once removed of Salvador Allende, writer
• Andrés Pascal Allende (born 1943), nephew of Salvador Allende, revolutionary
• Isabel Allende Bussi (born 1945), daughter of Salvador Allende, politician
• Juan Allende Llona, associate professor of Political Science at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia
• Paula Frías Allende (1963–1992), daughter of Isabel Allende Llona

Footnotes

External links

• Family information from official site (Spanish)
• Extensive family tree (Spanish)

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