Bernardo Ibáñez
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ibáñez and the second or maternal family name is Águila.
Bernardo Ibáñez Águila (July 12, 1902 in Antuco, Chile – August 19, 1983 in Santiago, Chile) was a Chilean schoolteacher and political figure. He was the Socialist candidate in Chile's 1946 presidential election.[1][2]
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Ibáñez was union leader at the Confederation of Workers of Chile (Spanish: Confederación de Trabajadores de Chile, or CTCH). In 1941, he was elected as deputy for Valparaíso and Quillota.[3] In 1946, he was proclaimed presidential candidate by the Socialist Party and only got 2.53% of votes, because many socialists supported to the radical candidate Gabriel González Videla. He belonged to the anti-communist faction of the Socialist Party.[4]