Eduardo Frei Montalva

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Eduardo Frei Montalva OMCh
Official portrait, 1964
27th President of Chile
In office 3 November 1964 – 3 November 1970
Preceded by	Jorge Alessandri
Succeeded by	Salvador Allende
President of the Senate of Chile
In office 23 May 1973 – 21 September 1973
Preceded by	Américo Acuña Rosas (Acting)
Succeeded by	Gabriel Valdés
Personal details
Born	Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva (1911-01-16)16 January 1911 Santiago, Chile
Died	22 January 1982(1982-01-22) (aged 71) Santiago, Chile
Resting place	Cementerio General de Santiago
Political party	Christian Democrat
Spouse	María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez ​ ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	Irene Carmen Isabel Mónica Eduardo Jorge Francisco
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Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva OMCh (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo fɾej monˈtalβa]; 16 January 1911 – 22 January 1982) was a Chilean political leader. In his long political career, he was Minister of Public Works, president of his Christian Democratic Party, senator, President of the Senate, and the 27th president of Chile from 1964 to 1970. His eldest son, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, also became president of Chile (1994–2000).

Frei's Christian Democratic Party supported the Armed Forces intervention to remove his successor Salvador Allende from office in 1973, after the Chamber of Deputies, on 22 August 1973, accused Allende of violating the Constitution. He was later a vocal opponent of the Augusto Pinochet regime. On 22 January 1982, Frei died in Santiago, Chile, following surgery. Assassination was suspected by some but has never been proven. On 18 August 2023, the Supreme Court ruled out the assassination charges and declared innocent all those accused.