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Chilean admiral In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is 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. 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. Similarly, he has made many publications in scientific magazines of that institution.

Footnotes

  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.


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