Agustín Edwards Eastman

In this Chilean name, the first or paternal surname is Edwards and the second or maternal family name is Eastman.

Agustín Edwards Eastman
Edwards in 2014
Born
Agustín Iván Edmundo Edwards Eastman

(1927-11-24)24 November 1927
Paris, France
Died24 April 2017(2017-04-24) (aged 89)
Graneros, Chile
EducationPrinceton University
University of Chile
Occupations
OrganizationEl Mercurio SAP
FatherAgustín Edwards Budge
RelativesAgustín Edwards Mac-Clure (grandfather)
Roberto Edwards Eastman (brother)
FamilyEdwards family

Agustín Iván Edmundo Edwards Eastman (24 November 1927 – 24 April 2017) was a Chilean media proprietor, journalist and owner of El Mercurio SAP. Edwards inherited the family's newspaper company El Mercurio SAP, which publishes Chile's leading national dailies El Mercurio and La Segunda among others. Known for his right-wing views, Edwards used El Mercurio SAP's newspapers to influence public opinion in Chile and supported the 1973 coup d'état to oust socialist President Salvador Allende.

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