Tulio Renán Fuentealba Moena (19 April 1917 – 1 October 2021) was a Chilean politician who was deputy of Chile from 1957 to 1965, president of the

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from 1961 to 1965 and again from 1972 to 1973 and senator of the

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from 1965 to 1973.

Biography

Renan Fuentealba Moena was born in

Talcahuano, Chile Talcahuano () (From Mapudungun ''Tralkawenu'', "Thundering Sky") is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile. Ge ...

to Octavio Fuentealba and Rosa Orfelina Moena on April 19, 1917. He was educated at a secondary school in

Tomé Tomé () is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is bordered by Coelemu to the north, Ránquil and Florida to the east, Penco to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The local economy is based mainly on textile man ...

and Seminar in Concepción. He entered the University of Concepcion and

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (''PUC or UC Chile'') ( es, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical universities i ...

, graduating as a lawyer and was sworn on April 28, 1943 with a thesis entitled "Obrero Stockholder," known in english as "Stockholder Worker."

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