What is Julio Canessa's middle name?
Canessa
What is Julio Canessa's full name?
Julio Canessa Roberts
Julio Canessa nickname(s):
Julio Canessa Roberts, Julio Canessa, Lieutenant General Julio Canessa Roberts
Julio Canessa date of birth:
March 19, 1925
How old was Julio Canessa when died?
89
Where was Julio Canessa born?
Chile
When did Julio Canessa die?
January 24, 2015
What is Julio Canessa nationality?
Chilean
What is Julio Canessa's occupation?
Military man
Short Biography
Lieutenant General Julio Canessa Roberts (19 March 1925 – 24 January 2015) was a Chilean military and political figure. He was a member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, representing the Army. He was also a designated Senator between 1998 and 2006.General Canessa was Army Vice Commander-in-chief from 1983 to 1985 and a member of the Government Junta from 1985 to 1986. He was replaced by Humberto Gordon. In 1998, he was designated Senator after a nomination from the National Security Council. As a Senator he opposed the Concert of Parties for Democracy on the Indigenous law, seeing it as bad for development, and in 2001 he defended landmines as necessary. Later the positions of the Designated Senators were eliminated because of the Constitutional Reforms of 2004. He died at the age of 89 on 24 January 2015