Horhe Alessandri Rodrigues ( Spanish: Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez ; May 19, 1896 , Santiago - August 31, 1986 , Santiago ) - President of Chile from November 1958 to November 1964 , presidential candidate in the 1970 elections.
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| Predecessor | Carlos Ibáñez | ||||||
| Successor | Eduardo Frey Montalva | ||||||
| Birth | May 19, 1896 Santiago ( Chile ) | ||||||
| Death | August 31, 1986 (90 years) Santiago (Chile) | ||||||
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Biography
The son of Arturo Alessandri , President of Chile in 1920–25 and 1932–37, and Rosa Rodriguez.
In 1919 he graduated from the University of Chile with a degree in civil engineering .
In 1947 - 1950 - working as a finance minister, he managed to reform the economy, reducing inflation from 57% to 17%.
In the Parliamentary elections of 1957 he was elected senator from Santiago .
In the 1958 presidential election , he ran as an independent candidate, although he had the support of the Conservative and Liberal parties and won, gaining 31.2% of the vote.
In the 1970 elections, he won the 2nd place with 35.30% of the votes, losing to Salvador Allende .