Arturo Puga
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General Arturo Puga Osorio (1879-1970), was a Chile
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 military officer and Chairman of Government Junta
Government Junta of Chile (1932)
Government Junta of Chile , was a political structure established during the anarchy that followed the resignation of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo...

 in 1932.

On June 4, 1932 he became Chairman of the Government Junta that was established after the resignation of President Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero
Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932.-Early life:...

. His presidency lasted until June 16, 1932, when he was forced to resign by the army, who imposed Carlos Davila
Carlos Dávila
Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza , was a Chilean political figure, Chairman of Government Junta of Chile in 1932, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1954 until his death in 1955.-Early life:...

 as the new president.

His daughter Berta
Berta Puga
Berta Puga Martínez was twice First Lady of Colombia as wife of President Alberto Lleras Camargo. She was born in Temuco, Chile, daughter of General Arturo Puga and his wife Bertha Martínez. She moved to Colombia with her family when her father was named Chilean Ambassador to Colombia, and it...

 married Alberto Lleras Camargo
Alberto Lleras Camargo
Alberto Lleras Camargo was an important Colombian diplomat and political figure.He was a member of the Liberal Party of Colombia; he served as congressman , Minister of Education, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during the governments of Alfonso López Pumarejo and Eduardo...

, the first Secretary General of the Organization of American States
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
According to the Charter of the Organization of American States:-Secretaries General of the OAS:-Assistant Secretaries General of the OAS:*William Manger *William Sanders...

.

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