René Maturana Maldonado
| René Maturana Maldonado | |
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| 36th Mayor of Pichilemu | |
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In office 31 August 1984 – April 1992 |
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| President |
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Government Junta) |
| Preceded by | Emilio Merino Lacoste |
| Succeeded by |
Gustavo Parraguez Galarce (acting) Orlando Cornejo Bustamante |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
René Gabriel Maturana Maldonado 10 February 1955 |
| Died |
12 August 2009 (aged 53) Rancagua, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Spouse(s) | María Angélica Rivera |
| Children | Pamela Maturana Rivera María Gabriela Maturana Rivera |
| Residence | Rancagua, Chile |
| Profession | Journalist |
René Gabriel Maturana Maldonado (10 February 1955 – 12 August 2009) was a Chilean journalist and the 36th Mayor of Pichilemu, holding the position from his appointment by President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte on 31 August 1984 until his resignation in April 1992.
Maturana also was an academic at Andrés Bello National University, and was the President of the Rancagua chapter of the College of Teachers of Chile (Spanish: Colegio de Profesores de Chile).
René Gabriel Maturana Maldonado was born on 10 February 1955.
Maturana worked in the O'Higgins regional offices of the Government General Secretariat Ministry until he was appointed Mayor of Pichilemu by the government —set by a coup d'état in 1973— of President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte on 31 August 1984, to replace Emilio Merino Lacoste. Maturana Maldonado was the last mayor to be appointed by the Pinochet military regime, which remained in power until 1990. Former councilor of Pichilemu Washington Saldías noted in an article published on Pichilemu News following Maturana's death, that his mayorship was "marked by significant advances in almost all areas, and whose value was that they were all performed with municipal resources." Saldías also noted that Maturana's work, "although [made] with low municipal budgets, will be remembered as one of the best mayorships [in Pichilemu]."
Through his first year as mayor of Pichilemu, his government spent 17 million pesos making improvements to the Costanera Cardenal José María Caro Avenue (Avenida Costanera Cardenal José María Caro), the municipal stadium —including the construction of an athletic track, Olympic grid—, announced plans to supply electricity to the Santa Teresita, Ramón Freire and Jorge Errázuriz streets and nearby neighborhoods, supplied with telephone, television, and mail services to the villages of Cáhuil and Ciruelos, made minor repairs to the municipal forest, and repaired the municipal gymnasium. Also during his first year as mayor, the local hospital (Hospital de Pichilemu) was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by President Augusto Pinochet, and in later years, Maturana created the municipal boarding school, paved the Costanera Avenue —which borders the coast of Pichilemu—, created the Arturo Prat Square near Playa Principal, financed the re-modelling of the Agustín Ross Park, which was re-inaugurated with celebrations on 13 December 1987, and created the newspaper El Pichilemino, directed by Félix Calderón; the newspaper circulated between 1985 and 1986. Maturana founded public schools in Pueblo de Viudas, Infiernillo, Alto Ramírez, and El Potrero —in current Paredones—, which were inaugurated simultaneously in 1988. In 1989, he created the Public Library of Pichilemu, which is now hosted at the Agustín Ross Cultural Center. Additionally, the former casino created by Agustín Ross Edwards and its adyacent park were declared National Monuments of Chile. He also created several music festivals for Pichilemu, bringing artists like Miriam Hernández, and Luis Jara to local scenarios.
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