Rafael Buenaventura

Rafael Buenaventura
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	San Fernando, 5 ga Augusta, 1938
ƙasa	Filipin
Mutuwa	Manila, 30 Nuwamba, 2006
Yanayin mutuwa	Sababi na ainihi (kidney cancer (en) )
Karatu
Makaranta	Ateneo de Manila University (en) De La Salle University (en)
Sana'a
Sana'a	Ma'aikacin banki da ɗan siyasa

Rafael Carlos Baltazar Buenaventura an haifeshi wats Ogusta ranar 5, shekarar 1938 - Nuwamba 30, 2006 fitaccen ma'aikacin banki ne a Philippines wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin Gwamna na biyu na Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas daga 1999 zuwa 2005; ya yi aiki a karkashin shugabannin biyu na Philippine a lokacin daya daga cikin sauyin siyasa mafi muni a tarihin kasar.

An san shi da tsananin 'yancin kai, Buenaventura an yi niyya sau da yawa don cire shi daga ofishin gwamnati a tsawon wa'adinsa na shekaru shida. Sai dai yadda ya yi wa masu zaginsa da magoya bayansa wayo ya ba shi damar aiwatar da muhimman sauye-sauye a siyasance a daidai lokacin da rigingimun siyasa ke kawo cikas ga ci gaban tattalin arzikin kasar. A karshen wa'adinsa na gwamnan babban bankin kasar, ya yi nasarar tafiyar da tsarin hada-hadar kudi kusa da matsayin duniya.

Ya mutu a ranar 30 ga Nuwamba, 2006, yana da shekaru 68 bayan yaƙe-yaƙe da ciwon daji.