Florencio Durán
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Florencio Durán Bernales was a Chile
an physician
, lawyer, and politician. As member of the Radical Party of Chile
he served as President of the Senate of Chile
from 1941 to 1944. He ran also as precandidate for the Radical Party in 1942 but lost to Juan Antonio Ríos
, who then won the elections.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, lawyer, and politician. As member of the Radical Party of Chile
Radical Party of Chile
Radical Party of Chile may refer to the:*Radical Party *Social Democrat Radical Party...
he served as President of the Senate of Chile
President of the Senate of Chile
The President of the Senate of Chile is the highest authority of the Senate of Chile. The position comes after the Ministers of State in the line of succession of the President of Chile in the case of temporary incapacitation or vacancy ....
from 1941 to 1944. He ran also as precandidate for the Radical Party in 1942 but lost to Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos Morales was a Chilean political figure, and President of Chile from 1942 to 1946, during the height of World War II. He died in office.-Early life:...
, who then won the elections.