Jaime Guzmán

Jaime Jorge Guzmán Errázuriz (June 28, 1946 – April 1, 1991) was a Chilean constitutional law professor, politician, and founding member of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party. In the 1960s, he strongly opposed the University Reform movement and became an active organizer of the Gremialist movement. Guzmán vehemently opposed President Salvador Allende and later became a trusted advisor of General Augusto Pinochet and his dictatorship. As a professor of Constitutional Law, Guzmán played a significant role in drafting the 1980 Chilean Constitution. He briefly served as a senator during the transition to democracy before being assassinated in 1991 by members of the communist urban guerrilla organization group, the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (Autonomous).

Jaime Guzmán
Senator for Santiago Poniente
In office
11 March 1990  1 April 1991
Succeeded byMiguel Otero Lathrop
Personal details
Born(1946-06-28)28 June 1946
Santiago, Chile
Died1 April 1991(1991-04-01) (aged 44)
Hospital Militar de Santiago, Providencia, Chile
Political partyIndependent Democratic Union
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
ProfessionLawyer
School of thought
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionSouth American philosophy
Influences
Influenced
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