Jorge Alessandri
Jorge Alessandri | |
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| 27th President of Chile | |
| In office 3 November 1958 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 August 1947 – 7 February 1950 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Germán Picó Cañas |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Maschke |
| Senator | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 3 November 1958 | |
| Constituency | Santiago |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Constituency | Santiago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez May 19, 1896 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | August 31, 1986 (aged 90) Santiago, Chile |
| Resting place | Santiago General Cemetery Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Independent |
| Parent(s) | Arturo Alessandri and Rosa Rodríguez |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Civil engineer, entrepreneur, politician |
| Signature | |
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Jorge Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe aleˈsandɾi roˈðɾiɣes]; 19 May 1896 – 31 August 1986) was the 27th 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.