César Ruíz Danyau

César Ruíz Danyau
Designed Senator
In office
11 March 1990 – 21 November 1990
Ambassador of Chile to Japan
In office
1979–1982
PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Preceded byJacobo Neumann
Succeeded byEduardo Bravo
Head of the University of Chile
In office
3 October 1973 – 24 July 1974
Appointed byAugusto Pinochet
Preceded byEdgardo Boeninger
Succeeded byAgustín Rodríguez
Minister of Public Works
In office
9 August 1973 – 18 August 1973
PresidentSalvador Allende
Preceded byHumberto Mardones
Succeeded byHumberto Magliocchetti
Commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force
In office
1970 – 17 August 1973
Preceded byCarlos Guerraty
Succeeded byGustavo Leigh
Personal details
Born(1918-10-26)26 October 1918
Died21 November 1990(1990-11-21) (aged 72)
Alma materBernardo O'Higgins Military Academy
OccupationDiplomatic, Politician
ProfessionMilitar

César Ruíz Danyau (born 26 October 1918 – 21 November 1990) was a Chilean military officer, politician and diplomat. He served in the National Air Force, in which he held the office of Commander-in-Chief between 1970 and 1973.[1][2] In August 1973, he formed part of President Allende's military-civilian cabinet as Minister of Public Works and Transportation, a post in which he lasted nine days until resigning after not resolving the truck drivers' strike. He left both the command-in-chief and the ministry on August 18, and after the September 11 coup that deposed Allende's government, collaborated with the military regime, being designated as Rector of Universidad de Chile (1973–1974) and finally as Ambassador to Japan (1979–1982). By the end of Pinochet's rule, he was nominated as Institutional Senator by the National Security Council (COSENA), in accordance with the Constitution of 1980, on the eve of the transition to democracy. He was sworn in on March 11, 1990, and remained in the post until his death in November that year.

References

  1. ^ "La renuncia del comandante en jefe de la FACh al gabinete de Allende". Interferencia. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Renuncia de general Ruiz deriva en su retiro de la FACh". Litoral Press. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2024.