Roberto Cuéllar
Roberto Cuéllar | |
|---|---|
Roberto Cuéllar in 2016. | |
| Minister of Lands and Colonization | |
| In office 27 March 1973 – 9 August 1973 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Humberto Martones |
| Succeeded by | José María Sepúlveda |
| Undersecretary of Public Works | |
| In office 3 November 1970 – August 1973 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Carlos Valenzuela Ramírez |
| Succeeded by | Juan Facuse Heresi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1940 |
| Party | Independent Popular Action (API) |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B); University of Santiago, Chile (M.Ed.); INACAP (Lic. in Education) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Roberto Cuéllar Bermal (born 23 March 1940) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as Chile’s Undersecretary of Public Works (1970–1973) and later as Minister of Lands and Colonization (March–August 1973) in the government of President Salvador Allende.[1][2]
He later became an educator and school founder in Santiago, serving as rector of the Terra Nova School in La Reina.[3]
Flag rescued from La Moneda
On 9 December 2016, Cuéllar presented to President Michelle Bachelet a Chilean presidential flag reportedly rescued from La Moneda Palace after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. The flag was then transferred to the Museum of Memory and Human Rights.[4][5]
References
- ^ Huerta, Ismael (1985). "Volvería a ser marino" (in Spanish). Andrés Bello. p. 497.
- ^ "30 years ago today". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 29 March 2003.
- ^ "School, Sweet School". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 23 September 2004.
- ^ "The flag rescued after the coup returns to La Moneda". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 9 December 2016.
- ^ "President delivers rescued 1973 flag to the Museum of Memory" (in Spanish). Government of Chile. 9 December 2016.