Eduardo Yáñez Zavala (Santiago, 15 April 1903 – Santiago, 5 July 1983) was a Chilean military officer, politician, and equestrian.
He attained the rank of major general in the Chilean Army and served as Minister of Labour and Minister of Public Works during the second administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. He later served as Chilean ambassador to the Netherlands.
Early life Yáñez was born in Santiago, Chile, on 15 April 1903. He attended the Military Academy and pursued a career in the Chilean Army, attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1953 and subsequently major general.
Alongside his military career, Yáñez was active in equestrian sport during the 1930s and 1940s. He won the equestrian Grand Prix at Madison Square Garden in New York City five times and served as an instructor at the Cavalry School in Quillota and at an equestrian training institute in Germany. He also headed Chile's equestrian and modern pentathlon federations. In 1981, he received an international equestrian distinction in Baden-Baden, Germany.
Political career During the second administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Yáñez served as Minister of Labour and Minister of Public Works. He subsequently pursued a diplomatic career and served as Chilean ambassador to the Netherlands.
Yáñez died in Santiago on 5 July 1983, aged 80.
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