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Eduardo Frei Montalva | |
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 Official portrait, 1964 | |
| 27th President of Chile | |
| In office 3 November 1964 – 3 November 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Alessandri |
| Succeeded by | Salvador Allende |
| President of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 23 May 1973 – 21 September 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Américo Acuña Rosas (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Valdés |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva 16 January 1911 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 22 January 1982 (aged 71) Santiago, Chile |
| Resting place | Cementerio General de Santiago |
| Political party | Christian Democrat |
| Spouse |
María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez
(m. 1935) |
| Children | Irene Carmen Isabel Mónica Eduardo Jorge Francisco |
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Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva OMCh (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo fɾej monˈtalβa]; 16 January 1911 – 22 January 1982) was a Chilean political leader. In his long political career, he was Minister of Public Works, president of his Christian Democratic Party, senator, President of the Senate, and the 27th president of Chile from 1964 to 1970. His eldest son, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, also became president of Chile (1994–2000).
Frei's Christian Democratic Party supported the Armed Forces intervention to remove his successor Salvador Allende from office in 1973, after the Chamber of Deputies, on 22 August 1973, accused Allende of violating the Constitution. He was later a vocal opponent of the Augusto Pinochet regime. On 22 January 1982, Frei died in Santiago, Chile, following surgery. Assassination was suspected by some but has never been proven. On 18 August 2023, the Supreme Court ruled out the assassination charges and declared innocent all those accused.