Ricardo Yáñez

Ricardo Yáñez
Born
Ricardo Alex Yáñez Reveco

(1966-09-27) September 27, 1966 (age 57)
San Fernando, Chile
NationalityChilean
Alma materSchool of Carabineros
OccupationOfficial general of Carabineros de Chile
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yáñez and the second or maternal family name is Reveco.

Ricardo Alex Yáñez Reveco (born September 27, 1966)[1] is a general officer of the Chilean Carabineros. He is the current General Director of the Carabineros, replacing Mario Rozas on the 19th of November, 2020.

Biography

Ricardo Yáñez was born in San Fernando. He studied at two institutions, the Jorge Muñoz Silva School from first to sixth grade, and at the San Fernando Institute from seventh grade to fourth grade.[2]

He entered the Carabineros School in 1985,[3] and entered the Carabineros de Chile on January 1, 1986.[4] On December 16, 1988, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant, a position with which he worked for 30 years at the Viña del Mar. On December 16, 2017, he was promoted to General, and was located in Tarapacá. On November 19, 2020, he became the general director of the Carabineros, a degree conceived by President Sebastián Piñera.[5]

References

  1. ^ "General Director Ricardo Yáñez: cercano a las tropas y reformista". Ex-Ante (in Spanish). 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. ^ "Quién es Ricardo Yáñez Reveco, el nuevo director de Carabineros que asume tras salida de Mario Rozas". Teletrece (in Spanish). 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. ^ "Coronel de Carabineros asume mando de Prefectura de Colchagua". El Marino (in Spanish). 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  4. ^ "Ricardo Yáñez Reveco pasó a ser tercero al mando de Carabineros Chile". El Longuino (in Spanish). 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ "Quién es Ricardo Yáñez, el nuevo general director de Carabineros". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 2020-11-19.