Diego Portales

Description: (Former Vice President of Chile (1831 - 1833))
Chilean statesman Diego Portales was one of the most important political figures of the 19th century and is remembered for creating the Constitution of 1833. As a minister of foreign affairs and war, he started a war with the Peru-Bolivia alliance to counter trade competition but was eventually assassinated by rebellious forces.

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Birthday June 16, 1793 (Gemini)
Died on June 6, 1837
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