22 Facts About Radomiro Tomic

Radomiro Tomic Romero was a Chilean lawyer and politician of Croatian origin, and candidate for the presidency of the Chilean Republic in the 1970 election.

Radomiro Tomic graduated as a lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Radomiro Tomic began his political activity in the Social-Christian circles of the PUC, and was one of the co-founders of the Falange Nacional in 1938.

Radomiro Tomic was married to Olaya Errazuriz Echenique, and together they had 9 children.

Radomiro Tomic served as deputy for Arica, Pisagua and Iquique.

Radomiro Tomic served as senator for Tarapaca and Antofagasta, and then for Aconcagua and Valparaiso.

Radomiro Tomic graduated as a lawyer in 1941 with the thesis: International law: the inter-American system.

Radomiro Tomic later directed the publishing house Editorial del Pacifico.

Radomiro Tomic taught Economic Policy, Political Economy and Social Legislation at the Catholic University of Chile and the Polytechnic Institute.

Radomiro Tomic held the post of director of the Centros del Progreso for Tarapaca and Antofagasta.

Radomiro Tomic started in politics during his university days, when he became president of the Law Students' Centre of the PUC and later, of the Students' Federation of his university.

Radomiro Tomic was its national president between 1946 and 1947, and again between 1952 and 1953.

Radomiro Tomic was elected deputy in two consecutive periods for Arica, Pisagua and Iquique Radomiro Tomic was a substitute deputy on the Standing Committee on Public Education and was a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence.

Radomiro Tomic was a substitute senator in the Standing Committee on Finance and Budgets; in the Standing Committee on Public Works and Roads; and in the Standing Committee on Hygiene, Health and Public Assistance.

Radomiro Tomic was a member of the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation, Justice and Regulation; and the Committee on Public Education.

Radomiro Tomic did not finish his parliamentary term after being posted as Chilean ambassador to the United States on 4 March 1965.

Radomiro Tomic opened the political campaign with an emblematic phrase that is remembered for the turning point it marked within the party:.

Radomiro Tomic ran a left-wing campaign that marked a break from the moderation of Eduardo Frei Montalva.

British historian Alan Angell remarked that "Radomiro Tomic's campaign looked almost as radical in tone and pronouncement as that of Allende", which attracted left-wing voters and progressive Catholics at the cost of right-leaning DC supporters, who often defected to Alessandri.

Radomiro Tomic performed exceptionally well amongst women and churchgoing Catholics, but failed to outcompete Allende in traditionally left-wing areas.

Radomiro Tomic was considered "second only to Frei" in the Christian Democratic leadership, and his nomination was considered guaranteed long before 1970.

Radomiro Tomic desired an alliance with the left-wing parties of Popular Unity, arguing that the goal of the Christian Democrats "was to bring about substantial economic and social transformation and its goals did not differ significantly from those of the Marxist Left".