Patricio Aylwin

President of Chile

26 November 1918 Viña del Mar, Chile

19 April 2016(2016-04-19) (97) Santiago, Chile

11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994

Chilean politician "Aylwin" redirects here. For other uses, see Aylwin (disambiguation). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aylwin and the second or maternal family name is Azócar. Patricio Aylwin Azócar OMCh CYC GColL OMRI OJ (Hon.) D.M.N. (K) (Spanish pronunciation:  ( listen ) ; 26 November 1918 – 19 April 2016) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the first president of Chile after dictator Augusto Pinochet, and his election marked the Chilean transition to democracy in 1990. Despite resistance from elements of the Chilean military and government after his election, Patricio Aylwin was staunch in his support for the Chilean National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation which exposed the systematic brutalities of the dictatorship.