Bernardo Leighton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernardo Leighton

Chilean Christian Democrat politician

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1909

Place of Birth: Nacimiento, Biobío Region, Chile

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1995

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (August 16, 1909, Negrete, Bío Bío Province – January 26, 1995, Santiago) was a Chilean Christian Democratic Party politician and lawyer.
He served as minister of state under three presidents over a 36-year career.
Exiled as a critic of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, he was targeted for assassination by Operation Condor.