Agustín Toro
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Agustín Toro Dávila (31 October 1924 – 28 December 2015) was a Chilean military officer who held the rank of Divisional General and served in several senior government positions during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.
He was Minister of Mining from 1974 to 1975 and later served as designated Rector of the University of Chile between 1976 and 1979. During his tenure at the Ministry of Mining, he signed an agreement with the Anaconda Company through which the Chilean state purchased 49% of the shares of the Chuquicamata and El Salvador mines for US$59 million.
Early life and family
Toro Dávila was born in Santiago to Guillermo Toro Concha and Herminia Dávila de Toro.
His brother, Juan Guillermo Toro Dávila, served as Intendant of the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region from 1981 to 1984.
In 1947 he married Carmen Lucía Solís de Ovando Lillo, daughter of Francisco Solís de Ovando and María Lillo. They had three children: Carmen, Agustín and Guillermo, the latter two becoming engineers.
Public career
Toro Dávila pursued a military career in the Chilean Army, eventually attaining the rank of Divisional General.
In July 1974 he was appointed Minister of Mining by General Pinochet. Among the most notable actions of his tenure was the agreement signed with the Anaconda Company, through which Chile acquired a 49% stake in the Chuquicamata and El Salvador copper mines for US$59 million.
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