Alberto Bachelet

Alberto Bachelet
Birth nameAlberto Arturo Miguel Bachelet Martínez
Born(1923-04-27)27 April 1923
Santiago, Chile
Died12 March 1974(1974-03-12) (aged 50)
Santiago, Chile
Allegiance Chile
Service/branch Chilean Air Force
Years of service1940–1974
RankBrigadier General (two-star rank)
RelationsÁngela Jeria (spouse)
Michelle Bachelet (daughter)

Alberto Arturo Miguel Bachelet Martínez (Latin American Spanish: [alˈβeɾto aɾˈtuɾo miˈɣel βaʃeˈle maɾˈtines]; 27 April 1923 – 12 March 1974)[1] was a Chilean Brigadier General of the Chilean Air Force. He opposed the 1973 coup of General Augusto Pinochet, and was imprisoned and subject to torture for several months until his death in 1974 of heart disease while in prison. His daughter Michelle Bachelet has been twice elected President of Chile.