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Rudecindo Ortega Mason was a Chilean politician who served as President of the United Nations General Assembly [1] and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations. [2] [3]
He was born on June 3, 1899, and died on October 10, 1962. [4]
In 1923, he started teaching at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. He served as president on Commission for Education in Chamber of Deputies of Chile. [5] He was Minister for Education during first Pedro Aguirre Cerda ministry. [4]
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Rudecindo is a Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include: