Víctor García Garzena Explained

Víctor García Garzena
Birth Date:1913 9, df=y
Birth Place:Vina del Mar, Chile
Death Place:Santiago, Chile
Office:Member of the Senate of Chile
Constituency:O'Higgins and Colchagua Province
Term Start:15 June 1969
Term End:21 September 1973
Successor:Dissolution of the Congress
(1973 military coup)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer

Víctor Joaquín García Garzena (22 September 1913 – 13 August 1986) was a Chilean lawyer who was a member of the Senate of Chile.

Garzena is well remembered in his country due to a debate he had in 1973 with the then-University of Chile Student Federation president Alejandro Rojas Wainer, who was a member of the Communist Party in 1973. That debate was recorded by Patricio Guzmán's documentary film The Battle of Chile.[1] [2]

Early life

In 1937, Garzena graduated as a lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC). Then, he participated in the elaboration of the Organic Code of Courts.

Political career

Garzena was one of the founders of the National Party in 1966, being its first president (1966−1968).

In 1967, he was a candidate for a seat in the Senate in the 1967 Complementary Elections for O'Higgins and Colchagua Province, but lost the election. However, in 1969, Garzena was elected senator for the same area. During the 1969−1973 period, he was a fierce opponent of Salvador Allende.

In 1983, he was one of the founders of the National Union Movement, the forerunner of the Renovación Nacional party.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'No se desespere': El día en que Alejandro Rojas sacó de sus casillas a un senador conservador en el Congreso. El Desconcierto. 17 April 2018. 8 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Tancazo – Debate entre Alejandro Rojas (Partido Comunista) y Victor García Garzón (Partido Nacional). YouTube. 8 April 2022.