Enrique Silva Cimma (November 11, 1918 – July 14, 2012) was a

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and

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. Silva served as

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of Chile from 1990 to 1994. In addition to a long political career, Silva taught at the

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for much of his life. He wrote more than thirty books, many focusing on law. Enrique Silva was born on November 11, 1918, in

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, Chile. Silva began his public career by serving as Comptroller General of Chile from 1959 to 1967. He was chosen as the leader of the Radical Party and became a member of the

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in 1983. He also joined the

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. Silva was a founding member of the Party for Democracy, which was formed in 1987. He was a leading member of Patricio Aylwin's

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during the 1989 presidential election. In 1990, Chilean President

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 ...

appointed Silva as

, a position he held until 1994. Silva was appointed a

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by the Supreme Court of Chile, serving an eight-year term from 1998 to 2006. Enrique Silva died of a bronchial obstruction at his home on July 14, 2012, at the age of 93. Survivors included his son-in-law, former congressman Nelson Avila.

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