José Toribio Merino Politician

José Toribio Merino Castro (December 14, 1915 - August 30, 1996) was one of the principal coup leaders of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, along with General Augusto Pinochet of the Army, General Gustavo Leigh of the Air Force, and General Mendoza of the "Carabineros" (National Police). Together they established a military government that ruled Chile from 1973 until 1990.

Personal facts

José Toribio Merino
Birth dateDecember 14, 1915
Birth place
Chile , La Serena Chile
Date of deathAugust 30, 1996
Place of death
Chile , Viña del Mar

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associate
successor
Jorge Martínez Busch

Topical connections

Abd al-Karim QasimPresident
Arturo PugaPresident
Antonio José de IrisarriPresident
Jorge MonttPresident
Camila MerinoPolitician
Augusto PinochetPolitician

José Toribio Merino on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.armada.cl/site/tradicion_historia/historia/biografias/206fnef.htm