Arturo Yovane († September 24, 1997) was a Chilean

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who was among the first who instigated the coup d'etat project of 1973 and recruited

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to that same end. Once the dictatorship was established he was appointed minister of mining. Being part of a dissident faction within the dictatorship he was hastily removed from the ministry in 1974 and appointed ambassador at the newly established Chilean embassy in

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Ambassadors of Chile to Iran Ministers of the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) Ministers of mining of Chile 1997 deaths Chilean anti-communists {{Chile-mil-bio-stub