About Sergio Valech
Lived 1927 – 2010 (aged 83). Sergio Valech was a Chilean catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Sergio Valech Aldunate (21 October 1927 – 24 November 2010) was the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, Chile. He was the head of the eight-member National Commission on Political Imprisonment and Torture panel in Chile, which investigated instances of torture that occurred under the military regime of Augusto Pinochet. After a six-month investigation, and another six months of preparation, the panel released the Valech Report.
Valech was born in Santiago, Chile, to a family of rich Syrian immigrants.
Valech died of lung cancer on 24 November 2010.
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Who was Sergio Valech?
Chilean bishop (1927–2010)
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Sergio Valech was born on 21 October 1927 in Santiago.
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Sergio Valech died on 24 November 2010 in Santiago.
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Sergio Valech was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Sergio Valech was Chilean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sergio Valech. https://biography.guide/sergio-valech/
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