Jorge Alessandri

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Jorge Alessandri OMCh
26th 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 of the Republic
In office 15 May 1957 – 3 November 1958
Constituency	Santiago
Deputy of the Republic
In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930
Constituency	Santiago
Personal details
Born	Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1896-05-19)May 19, 1896 Santiago, Chile
Died	August 31, 1986(1986-08-31) (aged 90) Santiago, Chile
Resting place	Cementerio General de Santiago Santiago, Chile
Political party	Independent
Parent(s)	Arturo Alessandri and Rosa Rodríguez
Alma mater	University of Chile
Profession	Civil engineer, entrepreneur, politician
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Jorge Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe aleˈsandɾi roˈðɾiɣes]; 19 May 1896 – 31 August 1986) was the 26th 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.