María Eugenia Oyarzún
María Eugenia Oyarzún Iglesias (born 1 June 1936) is a Chile a journalist, writer, and former diplomat.
María Eugenia Oyarzún | |
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| Mayor of Santiago | |
| In office 1 June 1975 – 1 June 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Hernán Sepúlveda Cañas |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Mekis Spikin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Eugenia Oyarzún Iglesias 1 June 1936 Chile |
| Spouse | Fernando Errázuriz Guzmán |
| Residence(s) | Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, diplomat |
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Biography
Oyarzún is married to Fernando Errázuriz Guzmán, with whom she has children.
During the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, Oyarzún occupied the de facto position of mayor of Santiago from 1 June 1975 to 1 June 1976.
She was ambassador of the Government of Chile to the Organization of American States. She was the first woman to preside over the Political Council of that entity in October and December 1977.[1]
Thanks to her close relationship with Pinochet, she was able to conduct interviews of him for various media, which would later be published in several books during the 1990s.[2]
Oyarzún worked for the Santiago daily La Tercera for 46 years, and was director of the journalism schools of the University of Chile and UNIACC.[3][4]
Works
- Augusto Pinochet: diálogos con su historia. Conversaciones inéditas (Editorial Sudamericana, 1999)
- Augusto Pinochet: "Una visión del hombre" (Editorial Bauhaus, 1995)
Awards
- 1965 – Lenka Franulic Award from the National Association of Women Journalists of Chile
- 1996 – Carmen Puelma Award from the Chilean Safety Association[5]
References
- Baltra Montaner, Lidia (2006). Señora presidenta: mujeres que gobiernan países [Madam President:Women Who Govern Countries] (in Spanish). Editorial Mare Nostrum. p. 58. ISBN 9789568089122. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- Muñoz, Heraldo (2 September 2008). The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet. Basic Books. p. 24. ISBN 9780786726042. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- Palacios, Paula (28 August 2014). "María Eugenia Oyarzún: 'Veo el mismo clima de violencia de la UP'" [María Eugenia Oyarzún: 'I See the Same Climate of Violence of the UP']. Caras (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Pilar Bernstein ganó Premio Lenka Franulic 2001" [Pilar Bernstein Wins 2001 Lenka Franulic Award]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 25 September 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- "Listado de todos los periodistas premiados" [List of All Award-Winning Journalists] (in Spanish). Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Faculty of Communications. 8 April 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.