Aylwin Azocar, Patricio
Born: Nov 26, 1918 AD
Currently alive, at 89 years of age.
Nationality: Chilean
Categories: Head of State
Currently alive, at 89 years of age.
Nationality: Chilean
Categories: Head of State
1918 - Born on the 26th of November in Vina Del Mar, Chile.
1943 - An excellent student, he enrolled in the Law School of the University of Chile where he became a lawyer, with the highest distinction.
1945 - His involvement in politics started, when he joined the Falange Nacional.
1958-1989 - He was elected president of the Falange and when that party became the Christian Democrats, he served seven terms as its president.
1965 - He was elected to the National Congress as senator.
1971 - He became the president of the Senate.
1973 - He is credited, in some measure, with trying to find a peaceful solution to the country’s political crisis.
1976 - He was president of the Christian Democrats.
1979 - He served as a spokesman in the group that opposed the plebiscite that approved a new constitution.
1982 - He led his party during one of the most difficult eras in Chilean history.
- He was elected vice president of the Christian Democrats.
1989 - He was elected president of the Republic on December.
1994 - He has continued his lifelong commitment to promoting justice.
1995 - He was the catalyst for a United Nations summit on poverty.
1997 - The Council of Europe awarded the North-South Prize to Patricio Aylwin and to Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, for their contributions to fostering human rights, democracy, and cooperation between Europe and Latin America.
1943 - An excellent student, he enrolled in the Law School of the University of Chile where he became a lawyer, with the highest distinction.
1945 - His involvement in politics started, when he joined the Falange Nacional.
1958-1989 - He was elected president of the Falange and when that party became the Christian Democrats, he served seven terms as its president.
1965 - He was elected to the National Congress as senator.
1971 - He became the president of the Senate.
1973 - He is credited, in some measure, with trying to find a peaceful solution to the country’s political crisis.
1976 - He was president of the Christian Democrats.
1979 - He served as a spokesman in the group that opposed the plebiscite that approved a new constitution.
1982 - He led his party during one of the most difficult eras in Chilean history.
- He was elected vice president of the Christian Democrats.
1989 - He was elected president of the Republic on December.
1994 - He has continued his lifelong commitment to promoting justice.
1995 - He was the catalyst for a United Nations summit on poverty.
1997 - The Council of Europe awarded the North-South Prize to Patricio Aylwin and to Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, for their contributions to fostering human rights, democracy, and cooperation between Europe and Latin America.
Page last updated: 7:22pm, 26th Jul '07
Related Books
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El Poder de La Paradoja: 14 Lecciones Politicas de La Vida de Patricio Aylwin by Patricio Aylwin Azocar (Hardcover - Jan 8, 2006) |
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La otra cara de la Moneda: Los cuatro anos de Aylwin by Emilio Rojo Orrego (Unknown Binding - Sep 8, 1995) |
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Crecimiento con equidad: Discursos escogidos, 1992-1994 (Coleccion Temas) by Patricio Aylwin Azocar (Unknown Binding - Sep 8, 1994) |
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Estudios de Arbitraje: Libro Homenaje Al Profesor Patricio Aylwin Azocar (Hardcover - Jan 8, 2007) |
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