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9 unusual facts about Eduardo Frei


Bautista van Schouwen

In 1969 the Christian Democratic government of Eduardo Frei declared MIR out-law and many MIR cadres had to pass to clandestine life.

Chilean presidential election, 1970

On 26 October, President Eduardo Frei named General Carlos Prats as commander in chief of the army in replacement of René Schneider.

Eduardo Frei

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (born 1942), Chilean politician and civil engineer, president of Chile from 1994 to 2000, son of the above

Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911–1982), Chilean political figure and president of Chile from 1964 to 1970

Jesús Inostroza

From 1990 to 2001, he worked as a photographer and Head of photography department for Chilean presidents Patricio Aylwin, Eduardo Frei and Ricardo Lagos.

He is noted for having worked as official photographer of Chilean presidents Patricio Aylwin, Eduardo Frei and Ricardo Lagos, between 1990 and 2001.

New Democratic Left

FRAP supported Salvador Allende in the 1964 presidential election, whereas NID supported Eduardo Frei.

Water privatization in Chile

The privatization of water in Chile was undertaken from 1998 to 2005 under the democratically elected governments of Eduardo Frei and Ricardo Lagos.

Under the government of Christian Democrat President Eduardo Frei, the law was amended in 1998 to promote private-sector participation.


Alejandro Goic

In November 2009, Goic expressed concern at the emergence of same-sex couples in party political broadcasts for the presidential election of that year, particularly in advertisements for the candidates Eduardo Frei and Sebastián Piñera; the latter was criticized for this issue even within his own coalition, the conservative Independent Democrat Union.

Puerto Montt

The massacre of Puerto Montt and the public outcry that followed were major factors contributing to the defeat of Eduardo Frei's party in the Chilean presidential election of 1970 and was thus succeeded by Salvador Allende's Unidad Popular.


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