Patricio Aylwin

Patricio Aylwin was a Chilean politician, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the first democratically-elect president of Chile after the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).He played himself in Pablo Larrain's movie "No", telling the story of the Chilean referendum of 1988, which ousted Pinochet from power. The movie was nominated for a foreign language film at the 2013 Academy Awards.




Bio:
Patricio Aylwin was a Chilean politician, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the first democratically-elect president of Chile after the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).He played himself in Pablo Larrain's movie "No", telling the story of the Chilean referendum of 1988, which ousted Pinochet from power. The movie was nominated for a foreign language film at the 2013 Academy Awards.


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He helped to restore democracy to Chile after 17 years of harsh dictatorship under General Pinochet, and was later elected president. He appointed ... [Details Intro]