Jacques Chonchol

Jacques Chonchol (born March 26, 1926) is a politician and professor known for his work in the Chilean land reform movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. Conchol served from 1970 to 1972 as Minister of Agriculture in the government of President Salvador Allende.[1][2] He took refuge in a foreign embassy during the coup and was allowed to leave Chile for Venezuela. He then moved to France. He moved back to Chile in 1994.[3]

Prior to working in Allende's administration he was an official in the governmenrt of President Eduardo Frei Montalva.[4]

He lived in Cuba from 1969 to 1972.[3] Interviews conducted with him in 2013 and 2014 were published in 2016.[5]

Books
  • Paysans a venir: Les societes rurales du Tiers Monde, French edition published by La Découverte (1986)
  • Por una nueva Reforma Agraria para Chile (2021)[6]

References
  1. "Charla con Jacques Chonchol". Departamento de Historia.
  2. "Jacques Chonchol | Agrónomo".
  3. Historical Dictionary of Chile. Scarecrow Press. 20 April 2005. ISBN 9780810865426.
  4. Ágora, El (August 20, 2022). "Jacques Chonchol engalanó primera versión de los premios "Siembra"".
  5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350240981_Jacques_Chonchol_Un_cristiano_revolucionario_en_la_politica_chilena_del_siglo_XX_Conversaciones_con_Claudio_Robles_Ortiz_Santiago_Ediciones_Universidad_Finis_Terrae_ISBN_978-956-7757-73-2
  6. "POR UNA NUEVA REFORMA AGRARIA PARA CHILE – Municipalidad de Temuco".
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