Jorge Martínez Busch

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Busch.
Jorge Martínez Busch
Born(1936-09-13)September 13, 1936
San Bernardo, Chile
DiedNovember 14, 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 75)
Viña del Mar, Chile
Allegiance Chile
Service/branch Chilean Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldCommander in Chief of the Chilean Navy

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.[3]

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.
  3. "BDPUCV – Martínez Busch, Jorge". Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso Archive. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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