Manuel Ugarte Soto
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PresidentEduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle
(1994−2000)
Ricardo Lagos
(2000−2006)
(1994−2000)
Ricardo Lagos
(2000−2006)
Preceded byFernando Cordero Rusque
Succeeded byAlberto Cienfuegos
Manuel Ugarte Soto | |
|---|---|
| General Director of Carabineros de Chile | |
| In office 27 November 1997 – 27 November 2001 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle (1994−2000) Ricardo Lagos (2000−2006) |
| Preceded by | Fernando Cordero Rusque |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Cienfuegos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 |
| Died | (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Police officer Lawyer |
Manuel Ugarte Soto (1940 – 19 February 2024) was a Chilean police officer and lawyer who served as General Director of Carabineros de Chile[1][2][3] during the periods of Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle and Ricardo Lagos.[4]
Manuel Ugarte Soto was born in 1940. After completing his studies at the Liceo Barros Borgoño, he entered the Carabineros School. He graduated as a second lieutenant at the age of twenty. Ugarte Soto died on February 19, 2024, at the age of 83, being one of the most questioned generals in the Institution, whether for acts of corruption or for his despotic measures against officers and personnel of the institution. [1]
