Jorge Martínez Busch
Chilean admiral
Jorge Martínez Busch | |
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Designated member of the Senate of Chile | |
In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2006 | |
Commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy | |
In office 9 March 1990 – 14 November 1997 | |
Preceded by | José Toribio Merino |
Succeeded by | Jorge Arancibia |
President of the Government Junta of Chile | |
In office 8 March 1990 – 11 March 1990 | |
Preceded by | José Toribio Merino |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-09-13)13 September 1936 San Bernardo, Chile |
Died | 14 November 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 75) Vina del Mar, Chile |
Spouse | Carmen García Drummond |
Children | Three |
Parent(s) | Héctor Martínez Hilda Busch |
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Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Sailor |
Military career | |
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Commander in Chief of the Chilean Navy |
Jorge Martínez Busch (13 September 1936 – 14 October 2011) was a Chilean Navy admiral and member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. He served briefly as a member and the President the junta in 1990, after the retirement of admiral José Toribio Merino.[1] He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy from 1990 until 1997.
He completed a master's degree in global history at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[2] Similarly, he has made many publications in scientific magazines of that institution.
Footnotes
- ^ Barros, Robert. Constitutionalism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002; pg. 259.
- ^ "Juan Antonio Coloma Speech – Tribute to Jorge Martínez Busch". Senate of Chile. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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