Jorge Martínez Busch
| Jorge Martínez Busch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
September 13, 1936 San Bernardo, Chile |
| Died |
November 14, 2011 (aged 75) Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Allegiance |
 Chile |
| Service/branch |
Chilean Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Commander 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.
Footnotes
- ↑ Barros, Robert. Constitutionalism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002; pg. 259.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by José Toribio Merino |
Member of Government Junta 1990 |
Succeeded by Post abolished |
| Preceded by José Toribio Merino |
President of Government Junta 1990 |
Succeeded by Post abolished |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by José Toribio Merino |
Navy Commander-in-chief 1990–1997 |
Succeeded by Jorge Arancibia Reyes |
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