Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera (May 7, 1942 – March 4, 2024) was a Chilean businessman and politician who was a senator and presidential candidate of the
Progressive Union of the Centrist Center. He was commonly known as Fra-Fra because he was a
stutterer during his childhood. Errázuriz Talavera was of
Basque
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descent.
Biography
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera was born in
Santiago
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, son of former senator Ladislao Errázuriz and Amelia Talavera. He studied in the Liceo Alemán and the Escuela Militar Bernardo O'Higgins, reaching the rank of "brigadier major".
On 1989, Errázuriz decided to create the
Progressive Union of the Centrist Center and become a candidate in the
presidential elections
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that year. He won 15% of the vote, but managed only to take votes from right-wing candidate
Hernán Büchi.
On
1993
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, Errázuriz was elected Senator for the 10th Congressional District, North
Maule, for the period 1994 to 2002. From 1998 to 2000, Errázuriz presided over the Economic Commission.
Errázuriz Talavera died from complications of a stroke on March 4, 2024, at the age of 81 in
Pichilemu
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.
Legal problems
The
Rancagua Appeals Court accused Errázuriz of "crimes and kidnapping" on December 22, 1998, due to the accusations by attorney Francisco Fernández, who said he had been attacked and detained against his will by workers of Errázuriz in his property in
Maule. The Supreme Court voted to strip Errázuriz of his senatorial immunity in 1999, the first time a
senator
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had lost his immunity since 1967.
Errázuriz then tried to sue Fernández for libel, but the Rancagua Appeals Court rejected the case. Errázuriz then lodged a complaint against the court. The Supreme Court rejected Errázuriz's claims, too, and acquitted Fernández. This was not the end of Errázuriz's legal troubles however.
Errázuriz had been having a legal fight over property against Marcos Jaramillo for a long time, and by 1998 there were several lawsuits between Errázuriz and Jaramillo. Errázuriz decided to take matters into his own hands and threatened Jaramillo with a shotgun when Jaramillo entered what Errázuriz considered his property. Jaramillo then accused Errázuriz of armed trespass and death threats against him and his family. In response, Errázuriz donated his property to the
municipality of Pichilemu to make it into a "resort for the people". The court decided against Jaramillo, who was sentenced to
prison
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for 61 days for libel against Errázuriz.
Three of Errázuriz's companies then went bankrupt and investigations were carried out against another of his companies, Inverraz (Inversiones Errázuriz).
Election
Chilean parliamentary election, 1993
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Senator election 1993 circumscription 10 (
Maule Region
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:
Curicó-
Talca
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Elecciones.gov.cl
Voting Candidates to the district 34, senator 1993
References
;Additional sources
Official congressional biography
Genealogical chart of Errázuriz family
External links
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1942 births
2024 deaths
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Candidates for President of Chile
Chilean people of Basque descent
Politicians from Santiago, Chile
Union of the Centrist Center politicians
Chilean agronomists
Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy alumni
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
Senators of the XLIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
Senators of the L Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile