Bernardo Ibáñez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chilean politician
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Place of Birth: Antuco, Biobío Region, Chile
About Bernardo Ibáñez
- Bernardo Ibáñez Águila (born in Antuco, Chile, July 12, 1902 - Santiago, Chile, August 19, 1983) was a Chilean schoolteacher and political figure.
- He was the Socialist candidate in Chile's 1946 presidential election.Ibáñez was union leader at the Confederation of Workers of Chile (Spanish: Confederación de Trabajadores de Chile, or CTCH).
- In 1941, he was elected as deputy for Valparaíso and Quillota.
- In 1946, he was proclaimed presidential candidate by the Socialist Party and only got 2.53% of votes, because many socialists supported to the radical candidate Gabriel González Videla.
- He belonged to the anti-communist faction of the Socialist Party.
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