Fernando Matthei

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Fernando Matthei
Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force
In office July 24, 1978 – July 31, 1991
Preceded by	Gustavo Leigh
Succeeded by	Ramón Vega Hidalgo
Personal details
Born	Fernando Matthei Aubel (1925-07-11)11 July 1925 Osorno, Chile
Died	19 November 2017(2017-11-19) (aged 92) Santiago, Chile
Relations	Evelyn Matthei (daughter)
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Military service
Allegiance	Chile
Branch/service	Chilean Air Force
Years of service	1946–1991
Rank	Air General
Commands	2nd Aviation Group (1963–67) First Air Brigade (1970–74) Combat Command of the Air Force (1974–78) Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (1978–1991)

Fernando Matthei Aubel (11 July 1925 – 19 November 2017) was a Chilean Air Force general who was part of the military junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, replacing the dismissed Gustavo Leigh as commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force on 24 July 1978. He was part of the Junta from 1978 to 1990, and served as minister of health from 1976 to 1978, retiring from the Air Force in July 1991.