Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo alˈfɾeðo ˈxwan beɾˈnaɾðo ˈfɾei ˈrwis ˈtaɣle] (born June 24, 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who was President of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He is currently Senator for Los Ríos and was President of the Senate from 2006 to 2008. He is currently the candidate of the ruling Concertación coalition for the 2009 presidential election.
Frei was born in Santiago...
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Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo alˈfɾeðo ˈxwan beɾˈnaɾðo ˈfɾei ˈrwis ˈtaɣle] (born June 24, 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who was President of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He is currently Senator for Los Ríos and was President of the Senate from 2006 to 2008. He is currently the candidate of the ruling Concertación coalition for the 2009 presidential election.
Frei was born in Santiago to Eduardo Frei Montalva and María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez. He received all his schooling at the Luis Campino Institute. He then attended the University of Chile, where he graduated as a Civil Engineer, specializing in hydraulics. After graduation, he followed advanced courses in management in Italy.
Frei took his first steps in politics while at the university, where he was a student leader. In 1958, he joined the Christian Democrat party, and in 1964 participated actively in his father's successful presidential campaign. Between 1969 and 1988 he...
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