Andrés Aylwin Azócar (20 June 1925 – 20 August 2018) was a Chilean lawyer, activist and politician who served as a
Deputy representing the
Christian Democratic Party from 1965 to 1973 and from 1990 to 1998. His older brother was
Patricio Aylwin
Patricio Aylwin Azócar (; 26 November 1918 – 19 April 2016) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party of Chile, Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the 30th president of Chil ...
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Activities
During the military dictatorship (1973–1990) Andrés Aylwin defended many of victims arrested by the government of
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer and politician who was the dictator of Military dictatorship of Chile, Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader ...
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Andre Aylwin wrote a few books including, "Simply what i saw" and " Eight days of a relegated".
Andrés Aylwin dies, one of the 13 DC who opposed the coup d'état and brother of the former President
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1925 births
2018 deaths
People from Viña del Mar
Aylwin family
Chilean people of Welsh descent
Chilean Roman Catholics
Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians
Deputies of the XLV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Deputies of the XLVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Deputies of the XLVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Deputies of the XLVIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Deputies of the XLIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Chilean human rights activists
20th-century Chilean lawyers
University of Chile alumni
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