Washington Saldías Fuentealba
| Washington Saldías Fuentealba | |
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| 29th Mayor of Pichilemu | |
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In office 21 May 1971 – 29 September 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Rojas Pavez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez |
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| Born |
6 September 1927 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 31 October 1989 (aged 62) Ñuñoa, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Political party | Socialist Party of Chile (PS) |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Washington Saldías Fuentealba (6 September 1927—31 October 1989) was the 29th Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu, office which he held between May 1971 and September 1973: his term was interrupted by the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, which put General Augusto Pinochet in the power of the country, and who later appointed Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez as the successor of Saldías. Saldías was also regidor of the commune of Pichilemu between 1963 and 1971, and a founding member of the Club Aéreo de Pichilemu (Aerial Club of Pichilemu).
Washington Saldías was elected regidor of Pichilemu for the first time in 1963, representing the Socialist Party of Chile. He shared the council office for the 1963–67 term with Manuel Córdova Morales, Héctor Greene Valverde, Osvaldo Vidal Vidal, and mayor Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez. He was re-elected for the 1967–71 term, holding the regidor office with Flavio Alvarez Jorquera, Mario Moraga Cáceres, Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez, and mayor Carlos Rojas Pavez.
Saldías Fuentealba was elected mayor of Pichilemu for the 1973–75 term, and took office on 21 May 1973, becoming the first Socialist politician to become mayor of Pichilemu. His council was composed of Osvaldo Vidal Vidal, Jorge Díaz García, Francisco Lorca Espinoza and Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez. Among his work as mayor of the commune, he started the construction of the Avenida Costanera, an avenue which now borders the coast of Pichilemu; additionally, the Plaza Arturo Prat (Arturo Prat Square, constructed during the mayorship of Carlos Rojas Pavez, had its condition improved by the installation of streetlamps, planting of new trees, and cement benches.
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