Vice Admiral Vicente Merino Bielich (21 May 1889[1] – 30 January 1977[2]) was a Chilean naval officer and political figure.

[3] He commanded the Chilean Navy during World War II and the Battle of the Caribbean.

The son of a Navy Captain named Vicente Merino Jarpa, he was acting president of Chile between August 3 and 13, 1946.

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