Felipe Herrera

Felipe Herrera Lane (17 June 1922 – 17 September 1996) was a Chilean economist, lawyer, academic and political socialist.

He received wide support among Latin American countries, including right-wing governments such as Argentina's military junta.

[3] However, the United States opposed any candidate nominated by the leftist Allende government and felt that Herrera was "a poor manager to boot.

Ambassador George H. W. Bush met with Herrera and revealed that the United States would not support his candidacy.

[7] Herrera subsequently withdrew in favor of Carlos Ortiz de Rozas of Argentina, who placed first in the third round, only to be vetoed by the Soviet Union.