Óscar Ornelas Küchle (born Chihuahua, Chih., 30 November 1920 – died 2000) was a Mexican lawyer and politician and member of

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(PRI). He served as

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from 1980 to 1985. Óscar Ornelas was also a Magistrate (

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) of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of the State of Chihuahua, Director of the Faculty of Law and Rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACh). He also founded "El Colegio de Bachilleres" at national level, the first campus its name: Oscar Ornelas, in his honor. In 1974, he was elected mayor of the city of Chihuahua. In 1980, he was elected to be the

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of Chihuahua. In 1985, a conflict in the election for the Rector of the

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of Chihuahua degenerated in a political confrontation that occurred in which led to his downfall as governor. The following year, one of his main opponents was Fidel Velázquez Sánchez. Óscar Ornelas lost the support of his party and was forced to resign the governorship on 19 September 1985. Recently the Library of the

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of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua was rebaptized with the name of "Óscar Ornelas Küchle"; he is, in fact, the only lawyer to have a

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and statue on the University facilities.

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1920 births 2000 deaths Governors of Chihuahua (state) Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Autonomous University of Chihuahua alumni Municipal presidents of Chihuahua Politicians from Chihuahua City 20th-century Mexican politicians {{Mexico-politician-InstitutionalRevolutionary-stub