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Chilean Senator Isabel Allende, daughter of Chile's late President Salvador Allende, touches his coffin in Santiago, Chile, Monday May 23, 2011
Tuesday, May. 24, 2011

Open quoteIt was an extremely courageous act for someone who loved life as he did.Close quote

  • ISABEL ALLENDE,
  • daughter of former Chilean President Salvador Allende, on his alleged suicide; the Socialist leader's remains were exhumed on Monday, and a second autopsy will determine if he shot himself during a 1973 military coup, as his family believes
Photo: Roberto Candia / AP | Source: New York Times