Gustavo Leigh
Gustavo Leigh | |
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| Born | September 19, 1920 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | September 29, 1999 (aged 79) Santiago, Chile |
| Allegiance | Chile |
| Branch | Chilean Air Force |
| Years of service | 1938–1978 (commissioned as pilot officer in 1941) |
| Rank | Air General |
| Unit | 2nd Aviation Group |
| Commands | 9th Aviation Group (1957–1961) 5th Aviation Group(1961–1963) Second Air Brigade(1963–1967) Aviation School "Captain Manuel Ávalos Prado"(1967–1970) Personnel Command of the Air Force(1970–1973) Commander-in-chief of the Air Force(1973–1978) |
| Awards | Iron Cross First Class |
| Other work | Statesman, Politician |
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Air General Gustavo Leigh Guzmán (September 19, 1920 – September 29, 1999) was a Chilean general, who represented the Air Force in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and, for a time, in the ruling junta that followed. Leigh was forced out of the military government in 1978.