Jorge Ardiles
Jorge Ardiles | |
|---|---|
| General Director of Carabineros de Chile | |
| In office 3 November 1952 – 7 November 1958 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Humberto Meneses |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Queirolo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1902 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 22 May 1995 (aged 92) Santiago, Chile |
| Education | School of Carabineros de Chile |
| Profession | Police officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Chile |
| Branch/service | Carabineros de Chile |
| Rank | General |
Jorge Ardiles Galdames (5 August 1902 – 22 May 1995) was a Chilean police officer who served as General Director of Carabineros de Chile from 1952 to 1958.[1]
Biography
Early life and police career
Ardiles was born in Santiago, Chile, on 5 August 1902.
In 1926, he was transferred to Tacna, where he witnessed the political tensions surrounding the Tacna–Arica dispute. The territorial dispute was expected to be resolved through a plebiscite, which was ultimately never held.[note 1]
General Director of Carabineros
On 3 November 1952, following the return of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo to the presidency for a second term, Ardiles was appointed General Director of Carabineros de Chile. The institution had been established during Ibáñez del Campo's first administration.[citation needed]
After six years as head of the institution, Ardiles was succeeded by General Arturo Queirolo in November 1958.[citation needed]
He died in Santiago on 22 May 1995, aged 92.[1]
Rank history
Ardiles's promotions within Carabineros de Chile were as follows:[1]
- 1927: Second lieutenant
- 1928: Lieutenant
- 1932: Captain
- 1940: Major
- 1942: Lieutenant colonel
- 1947: Colonel
- 1952: Zone General
- 1952: General Director
Published works
- Cinco procesos militares tras un general (1965).[2]
Notes
- ↑ Following the Treaty of Ancón, Chile administered the province of Tacna from 1884 until 1929, when it was returned to Peru under the Treaty of Lima.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "General Jorge Ardiles Galdames: impulsor del Museo Institucional" (in español). Museo Histórico de Carabineros de Chile. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ↑ Jorge Ardiles Galdames. "Cinco procesos militares tras un general". Iberlibro (in español). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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