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Patricio Aylwin

1918–2016 · 20th century

Patricio Aylwin was a Chilean Christian Democrat politician and the first president after the military regime of Augusto Pinochet. Elected at the head of the Concertación coalition, he governed from 1990 to 1994. His government set up the Rettig Commission to investigate killings and disappearances under the dictatorship, while Pinochet remained commander of the army.

Patricio Aylwin
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Patricio Aylwin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/patricio-aylwin
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