Jorge Martínez Busch

Jorge Martínez Busch
Designated member of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 1998 – 11 March 2006
Commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy
In office
9 March 1990 – 14 November 1997
Preceded byJosé Toribio Merino
Succeeded byJorge Arancibia
President of the Government Junta of Chile
In office
8 March 1990 – 11 March 1990
Preceded byJosé Toribio Merino
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1936-09-13)13 September 1936
San Bernardo, Chile
Died14 November 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 75)
Vina del Mar, Chile
SpouseCarmen García Drummond
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Héctor Martínez
Hilda Busch
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSailor
Military career
Allegiance Chile
Service / branch Chilean Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsCommander in Chief of the Chilean Navy

Jorge Martínez Busch (13 September 1936 – 14 October 2011) was a Chilean Navy admiral and member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. He served briefly as a member and the President the junta in 1990, after the retirement of admiral José Toribio Merino.[1] He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy from 1990 until 1997.

He completed a master's degree in global history at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[2] Similarly, he has made many publications in scientific magazines of that institution.

Footnotes

[edit]
  1. ^ Barros, Robert. Constitutionalism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002; pg. 259.
  2. ^ "Juan Antonio Coloma Speech – Tribute to Jorge Martínez Busch". Senate of Chile. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2021.