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Javier Iturriaga del Campo | |
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| Commander-in-chief of the Chile Army | |
| Assumed office 9 March 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Sebastián Piñera[1][2] |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Martínez Menanteau |
| Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence of Chile | |
| In office 13 November 2020 – 9 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre |
| Chief of Defence of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago | |
| In office 19 October 2019 – 1 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ricotti Velásquez |
| Military attaché of Chile in Brazil | |
| In office January 2014 – December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1965 Santiago, Chile |
| Parent(s) | Dante Iturriaga Gloria del Campo Ortiz |
| Alma mater | Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Chile |
| Branch/service |  Chilean Army |
| Years of service | 1980–present |
| Rank | Army General |
Javier Eduardo Iturriaga del Campo (born 26 October 1965) is a Chilean military general.
He obtained a Bachelor's degree in military science and a master's degree in the same area with a major in planning and strategic management from Chilean Army War Academy.
He is known for having been appointed Chief for National Defense of Santiago Metropolitan Region by President Sebastián Piñera during the state of emergency that he decreted in 2019–20 riots famously known as Estallido Social de Chile.[3][4][5][6][7]
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- ^ "Defensa: general Javier Iturriaga asume como jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto (EMCO)". La Tercera. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Habla general Iturriaga: "No tenemos información que nos obligue a decretar el toque de queda"" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Héctor Muñoz (19 October 2019). "General Javier Iturriaga: "Tenemos la obligación de actuar cuando haya violentistas"" (in Spanish). Radio Futuro. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Estado de emergencia en Santiago: La primera declaración del jefe de la Defensa Nacional" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Quién es Javier Iturriaga, el general encargado del estado de emergencia en Chile - PERFIL" (in Spanish). El Comercio (Perú). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Curfew announced in Chilean capital Santiago amid protests". Reuters. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021.