Jorge Alessandri

Jorge Alessandri
26th President of Chile
In office
3 November 1958 – 3 November 1964
Preceded byCarlos Ibáñez del Campo
Succeeded byEduardo Frei Montalva
Minister of Finance
In office
2 August 1947 – 7 February 1950
PresidentGabriel González Videla
Preceded byGermán Picó Cañas
Succeeded byArturo Maschke
Senator of the Republic
In office
15 May 1957 – 3 November 1958
ConstituencySantiago
Deputy of the Republic
In office
15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930
ConstituencySantiago
Personal details
Born
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez

(1896-05-19)May 19, 1896
Santiago, Chile
DiedAugust 31, 1986(1986-08-31) (aged 90)
Santiago, Chile
Resting placeCementerio General de Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Political partyIndependent
Parent(s)Arturo Alessandri and Rosa Rodríguez
Alma materUniversity of Chile
ProfessionCivil engineer, entrepreneur, politician
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Jorge Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe aleˈsandɾi roˈðɾiɣes]; 19 May 1896 – 31 August 1986) was the 26th President of Chile from 1958 to 1964, and was the candidate of the Chilean right in the crucial presidential election of 1970, which he lost to Salvador Allende. He was the son of Arturo Alessandri, who was president from 1920 to 1925 and again from 1932 to 1938.