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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leigh and the second or maternal family name is Guzmán.
Gustavo Leigh
Born
(1920-09-19)September 19, 1920 Santiago, Chile
Died
September 29, 1999(1999-09-29) (aged 79) Santiago, Chile
Allegiance
Chile
Service/branch
Chilean Air Force
Years of service
1938–1978 (commissioned as pilot officer in 1941)
Rank
Air General
Unit
2nd Aviation Group
Commands held
9th Aviation Group (1957–1961) 5th Aviation Group(1961–1963) Second Air Brigade(1963–1967) Aviation School "Captain Manuel Ávalos Prado"(1967–1970) Personnel Command of the Air Force(1970–1973) Commander-in-chief of the Air Force(1973–1978)
Awards
Iron Cross First Class
Other work
Statesman, Politician
Signature
Air General Gustavo Leigh Guzmán (September 19, 1920 – September 29, 1999) was a Chilean general, who represented the Air Force in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and, for a time, in the ruling junta that followed. Leigh was forced out of the military government in 1978.[1]
^"Gustavo Leigh". The Guardian. October 2, 1999. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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