- Patricio Carvajal
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name=Patricio Carvajal
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birth_date=birth date|1916|07|16|df=y
dead=dead
birth_place=Santiago,Chile
death_date=death date and age|1994|07|16|1916|07|16|df=y
death_place=Santiago,Chile Vice Admiral Patricio Carvajal Prado (
16 July 1916 —16 July 1994 ), was aChile anadmiral , several times Minister and one of the principal leaders of the1973 Chilean coup d'état that ousted PresidentSalvador Allende .He joined the navy in 1931, where he was a classmate of future Admiral
José Toribio Merino , and together they were commissioned as ensigns in 1935. In 1941, was promoted to lieutenant; in 1950, to captain and in 1955, to commander. Carvajal was an artillery specialist. In 1958, he was commissioned to study anti-submarine warfare. In 1960, was the commander of the training-ship "Esmeralda". In 1966, was designed as Naval Attache to London. Since 1967, he was the Navy Chief of Staff. In 1973, he was the Armed Forces General Chief of Staff.Following the coup, he was appointed as Minister of Defense in 1973 and again from 1983 to 1990. He was also Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1974 to 1978. Carvajal committed
suicide after a long bout withcancer Staff report (July 16, 1994). Patricio Carvajal, Ex-Chile Official, 76. "New York Times "] .Additional information
External links
*Christian, Shirley (July 14, 1986) [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A0DE1D91330F937A25754C0A960948260 Helms, In Chile, Denounces U.S. Envoy.] "
New York Times "
* [http://www.defensa.cl/nomina_ministros4.html List of Defense Ministers of Chile]References
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