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

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. Garzena is well remembered in his country due to a debate he had in 1973 with the then-

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president

Alejandro Rojas Wainer Alejandro Rojas Wainer (31 January 1945 – 16 April 2018) was a Chilean-Canadian academic. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for Popular Unity in 1973, but left office after the coup d'état. Subsequently, he moved to Canada, a ...

, who was a member of the

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in 1973. That debate was recorded by

Patricio Guzmán Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a Chilean documentary film director. He is most known for his films ''The Battle of Chile'' (1975-1979) and ''Salvador Allende'' (2004). Career Guzmán also teaches documentary film classes in ...

's documentary film

The Battle of Chile ''The Battle of Chile: The Struggle of an Unarmed People'' () is a documentary film directed by the Chilean Patricio Guzmán, in three parts: *''The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie'' (''La insurrección de la burguesía '' 1975) *''The Coup d'ét ...

Early life

In 1937, Garzena graduated as a lawyer from the

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(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

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in the 1967 Complementary Elections for O'Higgins and

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, 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 Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (, , ; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death on 11 September 1973. He was the fir ...

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

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1913 births 1986 deaths People from Viña del Mar Chilean people of Spanish descent National Party (Chile, 1966) politicians Movimiento de Unión Nacional politicians Senators of the XLVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XLVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile 20th-century Chilean lawyers Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni {{Chile-law-bio-stub