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Pedro Aguirre Cerda

1879 - 1941

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Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo aˈɣire ˈseɾða]; February 6, 1879 – November 25, 1941) was a Chilean political figure, educator, and lawyer who served as the 22nd president of Chile from 1938 until his death in 1941. He was moderate. A member of the Radical Party since 1906, he was chosen by the left-wing Popular Front coalition as its candidate for the 1938 presidential election and won. He had previously served as deputy for San Felipe, Putaendo and Los Andes from 1915 to 1918, Minister of the Interior from January to September 1918 under president Juan Luis Sanfuentes, deputy for Santiago from 1918 to 1921, Minister of Justice and Public Instruction from 1920 to 1921 under president Arturo Alessandri, and senator for Concepción from 1921 to 1927. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Aguirre Cerda is the 11,489th most popular politician (down from 10,951st in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Chile (up from 57th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chilean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pedro Aguirre Cerda ranks 11,489 out of 19,576. Before him are Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Ahmed Dogan, Kukrit Pramoj, and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg. After him are Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Nawruz Beg, Gaius Popillius Laenas, Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, and Trần Đại Quang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Pedro Aguirre Cerda ranks 119. Before him are Rafael de Nogales Méndez, José Giral, Shinobu Ishihara, Alan Gardiner, Kazimieras Būga, and Hermann Barrelet. After him are Prince Mirko of Montenegro, Frank Bridge, Friedrich Christiansen, Joseph Canteloube, Kafū Nagai, and Maud Menten. Among people deceased in 1941, Pedro Aguirre Cerda ranks 112. Before him are Giuseppe Amisani, Otto Strandman, Alexander Svanidze, Vilmos Aba-Novák, Olga Kameneva, and Dimitrios Golemis. After him are Mario García Menocal, George Minne, Eugène Boch, Kazimierz Bartel, Frank Bridge, and Mihály Babits.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Pedro Aguirre Cerda ranks 55 out of 321. Before him are Sophia Hayden (1868), Lucía Hiriart (1923), Claudio Bravo (1983), Vicar (1934), Vicente Huidobro (1893), and Carlos Vidal (1902). After him are Cristina Calderón (1928), René Schneider (1913), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Ramón Freire (1787), Braulio Musso (1930), and Alejandro Amenábar (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Chile

Among politicians born in Chile, Pedro Aguirre Cerda ranks 18. Before him are José Manuel Balmaceda (1840), Luis Corvalán (1916), Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1877), Gabriel González Videla (1898), Orlando Letelier (1932), and Lucía Hiriart (1923). After him are Ramón Freire (1787), José Miguel Carrera (1785), Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768), Aníbal Pinto (1825), Gabriel Boric (1986), and Manuel Bulnes (1799).

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