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 | |
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Senator for Santiago Poniente | |
In office 11 March 1990 – 1 April 1991 | |
Succeeded by | Miguel Otero Lathrop |
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Born | Santiago, Chile | 28 June 1946
Died | 1 April 1991 44) Hospital Militar de Santiago, Providencia, Chile | (aged
Political party | Independent Democratic Union |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | South American philosophy |
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