Patricio Aylwin

Patricio Aylwin
Official portrait, 1990
30th President of Chile
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994
Preceded byAugusto Pinochet Ugarte
Succeeded byEduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
President of the Senate of Chile
In office
12 January 1971 – 22 May 1972
Preceded byTomás Pablo Elorza
Succeeded byJosé Ignacio Palma
Senator of the Republic of Chile
for the Sixth Provincial Grouping (Curicó, Talca, Linares and Maule)
In office
15 May 1965 – 11 September 1973
Personal details
Born
Patricio Aylwin Azócar

(1918-11-26)26 November 1918
Viña del Mar, Chile
Died19 April 2016(2016-04-19) (aged 97)
Santiago, Chile
Resting placeCementerio General de Santiago, Santiago
Political partyChristian Democratic Party
Spouse
(m. 1948)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationLawyer
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Patricio Aylwin Azócar OMCh (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisjo ˈelwin aˈsokaɾ] ; 26 November 1918 – 19 April 2016) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the 30th president of Chile and the first president to be elected after the absolute rule of dictator Augusto Pinochet, and his election marked the Chilean transition to democracy in 1990.

Despite resistance from elements of the Chilean military and government after his election, Aylwin was staunch in his support for the Chilean National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation which exposed the systematic brutalities of the dictatorship.[1]

  1. ^ Kandell, Jonathan; Bonnefoy, Pascale (19 April 2016). "Patricio Aylwin, President Who Guided Chile to Democracy, Dies at 97". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 April 2016.