Agustín Toro
Agustín Toro Dávila | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Mining | |
| In office 11 July 1974 – 30 April 1975 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Arturo Yovane |
| Succeeded by | Luis Valenzuela Blanquier |
| Designated Rector of the University of Chile | |
| In office 24 May 1976 – 28 December 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Tapia Falk |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Morel Donoso |
| Intendant of the Biobío Region | |
| In office 1976–1976 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Fernando González Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Nilo Floody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1924 |
| Died | 28 December 2015 (aged 91) |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Carmen Lucía Solís (m. 1947) |
| Children | Carmen; Agustín; Guillermo |
| Parent(s) | Guillermo Toro Concha; Herminia Dávila de Toro |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Military officer; writer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Chilean Army |
| Rank | Divisional General |
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Agustín Toro Dávila (31 October 1924 – 28 December 2015) was a Chilean military officer who held the rank of Divisional General and served in several senior government positions during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.
He was Minister of Mining from 1974 to 1975 and later served as designated Rector of the University of Chile between 1976 and 1979. During his tenure at the Ministry of Mining, he signed an agreement with the Anaconda Company through which the Chilean state purchased 49% of the shares of the Chuquicamata and El Salvador mines for US$59 million.