Rubén Zapata
Rubén Zapata | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 15 May 1973 – 11 September 1973 | |
| Succeeded by | 1973 coup |
| Constituency | 23rd Provincial Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1936 Osorno, Chile |
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| Spouse | Alicia Gallardo |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher of Physical Education |
Rubén Zapata Bravo (born 9 April 1936) was a Chilean socialist politician who served as deputy.
Biography
[edit]From 1958 to 1960, Zapata taught at the San Bernardo Basic Polytechnic School and the Bernardo O'Higgins Military School.
From 1962 to 1969, he taught at the Osorno Boys' School and at the Osorno Commercial School until 1973, as well as at the San Mateo Institute from 1962 to 1964.
Following the coup d'état of September 1973, he sought asylum for eight months at the Argentine Embassy and, from May 1974 to January 1975, went into exile in Argentina.
He then moved to Cuba, where he lived from 1975 to 1977; to Panama; and finally to Mexico, where he settled. In that country, he advised the Secretary of Sports of the State, and contributed to the creation of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization.
Zapata returned to Chile in 1989 and ran for deputy for the then-new 55th District (communes of Osorno, San Juan de la Costa, and San Pablo, in Los Lagos Region). However, he wasn't elected.