Julio Bravo Valdés
Julio Bravo Valdés | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of Government | |
| In office 29 December 1980 – 30 August 1982 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | René Vidal Basauri |
| Succeeded by | Hernán Felipe Errázuriz |
| Undersecretary of War | |
| In office 12 January 1978 – 5 January 1981 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Roberto Guillard Marinot |
| Succeeded by | César Manríquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1932 |
| Died | 29 December 2016 (aged 84) |
| Party | Independent |
| Parent(s) | Julio Bravo Eguiluz Marta Valdés Alcalde de Bravo |
| Alma mater | Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Julio César Bravo Valdés (1932–29 December 2016) was a Chilean brigadier general and government official who served as Undersecretary of War (1978–1981) and Secretary General of Government (1980–1982) during the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet.[1]
Biography
He was the son of Julio Bravo Eguiluz and Marta Valdés Alcalde de Bravo, the latter a descendant of Chilean parliamentarian José María Valdés Vigil.[1][2]
Bravo Valdés pursued a military career beginning at the Escuela Militar del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, later attaining the rank of brigadier general.[3] He served as an instructor at the Army War Academy, teaching Military Geography, Military History and Strategy.[1]
Under the Pinochet regime, he held two major governmental posts: Undersecretary of War (1978–1981) and Secretary General of Government (1980–1982).[1] He was also director of the Army's School of Engineers and Governor of the province of San Antonio.[4]
Following the end of the military regime, he maintained close relations with inmates at the Punta Peuco prison.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Anales de la República: Julio Bravo Valdés". Anales.cl. 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Biographical review: José María Valdés Vigil". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "El valor legal de la vida en Chile". Derechos.org. 1983. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "La turbia operación de inteligencia para espiar a Frei Montalva en 1976". Interferencia. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2021.