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Rudecindo Ortega Mason (June 3, 1899 – October 10, 1962) was a Chilean politician who served as President of the United Nations General Assembly[2] and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations.[3][4]
Rudecindo Ortega Mason | |
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 Ortega Mason in 1942 | |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1956 | |
| Preceded by | José Maza Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Wan Waithayakon |
| Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Hernán Santa Cruz |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Aldunate León |
| Senator of the Republic of Chile for the 8th Provincial Group, Biobío & Cautín | |
| In office April 22, 1940 – 1949[1] | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office December 24, 1938 – February 1940[1] | |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Correa Fuenzalida |
| Succeeded by | Juan Antonio Iribarren |
| Deputy of the Republic of Chile for the 21st Departmental Group | |
| In office 1926–1938[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rudecindo Segundo Ortega Mason[1] June 3, 1899 Temuco, Chile |
| Died | October 10, 1962 (aged 63) Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Radical (until 1948) Partido Radical Doctrinario (after 1948) |
| Occupation | Lawyer & politician |
Personal life
editHe was born on June 3, 1899, and died on October 10, 1962.[1]
Career
editIn 1923, he started teaching at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. He served as president on Commission for Education in Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[5] He was Minister for Education during first Pedro Aguirre Cerda ministry.[1]
In 1953, he was appointed as Chile's permanent ambassador to the United Nations by president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. He presided over the Security Council. In addition, he held the presidency of the UN Commission on Human Rights. In 1956, he presided over the first and second special emergency sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Rudecindo Ortega Mason". Library of Congress of Chile. 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly Session Year Name Country" (PDF). United Nations Office at Vienna.
- ^ "Emergency Session of the General Assembly". United Nations. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, United Nations Affairs, Volume III". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Assemblée générale des Nations Unies". United Nations (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas". www.un.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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