About Alejandro Ríos Valdivia
Lived 1901 – 2000 (aged 98). Alejandro Ríos Valdivia was a Chilean politician and teacher.
Tomás Alejandro Ríos Valdivia (September 29, 1901, Valparaíso, Chile – July 30, 2000, Santiago, Chile) was a Chilean pedagogue and politician, minister of state under presidents Gabriel González Videla and Salvador Allende, as well as deputy for Santiago between 1945 and 1953. He was a member of the Radical Party.
Biography His parents were Moisés Ríos González and Rita Valdivia Muñoz.
He studied at the Seminary of Santiago and then at the , also in the Chilean capital. He then entered the Pedagogical Institute of the University of Chile to study pedagogy. He graduated as a history and geography teacher in 1923. During his tenure in the portfolio, the Universidad Técnica del Estado, today the Universidad de Santiago, was formed.
With Allende in power, he served as the Minister of National Defense. He was elected as a deputy for the 7th Departmental Group of Santiago, first district, during the periods 1945–1949 and 1949–1953.
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Who was Alejandro Ríos Valdivia?
Chilean politician (1901-2000)
When was Alejandro Ríos Valdivia born?
Alejandro Ríos Valdivia was born on 29 September 1901 in Valparaíso.
When did Alejandro Ríos Valdivia die?
Alejandro Ríos Valdivia died on 30 July 2000 in Santiago.
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Alejandro Ríos Valdivia was a politician and teacher.
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Alejandro Ríos Valdivia was Chilean.
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