Arturo Alessandri Besa (31 October 1923 – 13 July 2022) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. Alessandri was member of his country's

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

and also of the

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; he also was candidate for the

presidency of Chile The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is r ...

in the 1993 elections. He was the grandson of

Arturo Alessandri Palma Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma (; December 20, 1868 – August 24, 1950) was a Chilean political figure and reformer who served thrice as president of Chile, first from 1920 to 1924, then from March to October 1925, and finally from 1932 to 1 ...

and the nephew of

Jorge Alessandri Jorge Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez (; 19 May 1896 – 31 August 1986) was the 27th President of Chile from 1958 to 1964, and was the candidate of the Chilean right in the crucial presidential election of 1970, which he lost to Salvador All ...

, both presidents of Chile.

Death

Besa died on 13 July 2022 at the age of 98.

References

1923 births 2022 deaths Politicians from Santiago Alessandri family Chilean people of Italian descent National Party (Chile, 1966) politicians Independent politicians in Chile Deputies of the XLVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XLVIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XLIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Candidates for President of Chile 20th-century Chilean lawyers University of Chile alumni {{Chile-politician-stub