Víctor Claudio José Pérez Varela (born 18 October 1954) is a Chilean

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and

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. He was

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during the second government of the

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(2018–2022). His spell at the

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was the most brief since 1973 during

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. Likewise, he had to face the «

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Incident» where a youngman was pushed by a

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(policeman) from the Pío Nono Bridge towards the surface of the stream, which generated an attempt from the opposition to impeach Pérez. Thus, Pérez decided resigning to his charge with the reason to avoid the impeachment.

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* 1954 births People from Santiago Living people Independent Democratic Union politicians University of Concepción alumni 20th-century Chilean politicians 21st-century Chilean politicians Chilean Ministers of the Interior Senators of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile {{Chile-politician-stub