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Ismael Huerta
Vice Admiral Ismael Huerta Diaz , was a Chilean admiral, several times Minister, who participated of the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat that ousted President Salvador Allende.
He joined the navy in 1931, and was commissioned as an ensign in 1936. In 1944, was promoted to lieutenant; in 1949, to captain and in 1955, to commander. By 1972 he was Chief of Naval Shipyards. On December 12, 1972, President Salvador Allende named him Minister of Public Works as part of his "military cabinet".
Following the coup, he was reappointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs until 1974. As Chancellor, he attended the ...
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