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René Schneider

1913 - 1970

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René Schneider Chereau ( SHNY-dər; December 31, 1913 – October 25, 1970) was a Chilean military official who served as commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. He coined the doctrine of military-political mutual exclusivity that became known as the Schneider Doctrine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Schneider is the 1,351st most popular military personnel (down from 988th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Chile (down from 40th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chilean Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, René Schneider ranks 1,351 out of 2,058Before him are Pavel Kurochkin, Oku Yasukata, János Pálffy, Ivan Gudovich, Erwin von Lahousen, and Laomedon of Mytilene. After him are Murat Karayılan, Bardas Phokas the Elder, Alexander Chavchavadze, Oleg Kalugin, Shigeyoshi Inoue, and William Calley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, René Schneider ranks 169Before him are Charles Helou, Ljuba Welitsch, Walter Andreas Schwarz, Otto Wichterle, Maria Tănase, and Edith Pargeter. After him are Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva, Gustaaf Deloor, Samuel Eilenberg, Sándor Tarics, Gangubai Hangal, and Salvador Artigas. Among people deceased in 1970, René Schneider ranks 142Before him are Aimo Lahti, Henri Queuille, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Heino Eller, Alla Horska, and A. H. M. Jones. After him are Ernst May, Nathan Alterman, Giuseppe Pizzardo, Terry Sawchuk, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, and Kurt Feldt.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, René Schneider ranks 57 out of 321Before him are Claudio Bravo (1983), Vicar (1934), Vicente Huidobro (1893), Carlos Vidal (1902), Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879), and Cristina Calderón (1928). After him are Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Ramón Freire (1787), Braulio Musso (1930), Alejandro Amenábar (1972), José Miguel Carrera (1785), and Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Chile

Among military personnels born in Chile, René Schneider ranks 2Before him are Lautaro (1534).