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Patricio Aylwin

1918 - 2016

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Patricio Aylwin Azócar (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisjo ˈelwin aˈsokaɾ] ; 26 November 1918 – 19 April 2016) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the 30th president of Chile and the first president to be elected after the absolute rule of dictator Augusto Pinochet, and his election marked the Chilean transition to democracy in 1990. Despite resistance from elements of the Chilean military and government after his election, Aylwin was staunch in his support for the Chilean National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation which exposed the systematic brutalities of the dictatorship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patricio Aylwin is the 4,380th most popular politician (down from 3,391st in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Chile (down from 12th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chilean Politician.

Patricio Aylwin was the president of Chile from 1990 to 1994. He is most famous for being the first democratically elected president in Chile's history.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Patricio Aylwin ranks 4,380 out of 19,576. Before him are King Huiwen of Qin, Shamshi-Adad V, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, Heracles of Macedon, Emil Constantinescu, and Rudolph II of Burgundy. After him are Paul Langerhans, Emperor Houshao of Han, Paul P. Harris, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, and Gyula Horn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Patricio Aylwin ranks 61. Before him are Robert Walker, André Bazin, Lila Kedrova, João Figueiredo, Anna Mani, and Günther Rall. After him are Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yigal Allon, Edwin G. Krebs, Rosemary Kennedy, Sam Walton, and Robert Aldrich. Among people deceased in 2016, Patricio Aylwin ranks 78. Before him are Iolanda Balaș, Walter Kohn, Terry Wogan, Michel Tournier, Corry Brokken, and Jayalalithaa. After him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Garry Marshall, Michel Butor, Chyna, and Keith Emerson.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Patricio Aylwin ranks 18 out of 321. Before him are Luis Sepúlveda (1949), Claudio Arrau (1903), Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), Violeta Parra (1917), Jorge Medina (1926), and Roberto Bolaño (1953). After him are Iván Zamorano (1967), Pedro Pascal (1975), Ricardo Lagos (1938), Elías Figueroa (1946), Lautaro (1534), and Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In Chile

Among politicians born in Chile, Patricio Aylwin ranks 6. Before him are Augusto Pinochet (1915), Salvador Allende (1908), Michelle Bachelet (1951), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), and Sebastián Piñera (1949). After him are Ricardo Lagos (1938), Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911), Jorge Alessandri (1896), Arturo Alessandri (1868), Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1942), and José Manuel Balmaceda (1840).

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