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Reynaldo Galindo Pohl

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Reynaldo Galindo Pohl
United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran
In office
1986–1995
Preceded byAndrés Aguilar
Succeeded byMaurice Copithorne
President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador[1]
In office
1950–1952
Preceded byRicardo Rivas Vides
Succeeded byJosé María Peralta Salazar
Personal details
Born21 October 1918
Sonsonate, El Salvador
DiedJanuary 4, 2012(2012-01-04) (aged 93)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Parent(s)Lilian Garcia and Hector Galindo Galindo Pohl
Alma materUniversidad de El Salvador

Reynaldo Galindo Pohl (Sonsonate, October 21, 1918 – San Salvador, January 4, 2012) was a Salvadoran lawyer and diplomat. He actively participated in the military movement which led to overthrew of Salvador Castaneda Castro in 1948. Galindo Pohl was a member of Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador and presided over the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution of 1950. He was the minister of education in the first half of 1950s and after that begun working for United Nations in 1960s.[2]

He was special rapporteur of the Commission of Human Rights on Iran[3] from 1986 to 1995 — after Andres Aguilar (1984-1986) and before Maurice Copithorne (1995-2002).[4]

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  1. ^ Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador 1824-2006: 1936-2006
  2. ^ De Greiff & Mayer-Rieckh 2007, p. 91.
  3. ^ Schabas 2002, p. 16.
  4. ^ "A History of United Nations Special Representatives and Rapporteurs in Iran". Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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