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Chile: Heads of State 1891-1932
Delegación del Congreso Nacional [1]
1 Jan 1891 - 12 Apr 1891 Waldo Gómez de Silva Algüe
1 Jan 1891 - 12 Apr 1891 José Ramón Barros Luco
Junta de Gobierno [1]
members:  
12 Apr 1891 - 10 Nov 1891 Jorge Montt Álvarez
12 Apr 1891 - 10 Nov 1891 Waldo Gómez de Silva Algüe 
12 Apr 1891 - 10 Nov 1891 José Ramón Barros Luco 
president:  
14 Apr 1891 - 10 Nov 1891 Jorge Montt Álvarez 
Jefe del Poder Ejecutivo
10 Nov 1891 - 26 Dec 1891 Jorge Montt Álvarez 
Presidente de la República
26 Dec 1891 - 18 Sep 1896 Jorge Montt Álvarez 
18 Sep 1896 - 12 Jul 1901 Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
Vicepresidente de la República
12 Jul 1901 - 18 Sep 1901 Aníbal Zañartu Zañartu
Presidente de la República
18 Sep 1901 - 18 Sep 1906 Germán Riesco Errázuriz
18 Sep 1906 - 16 Aug 1910 Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt
Vicepresidente de la República
16 Aug 1910 - 6 Sep 1910 Elías Fernández Albano
6 Sep 1910 - 23 Dec 1910 Pío Emiliano Figueroa Larraín
Presidente de la República
23 Dec 1910 - 23 Dec 1915 Ramón Barros Luco 
23 Dec 1915 - 23 Dec 1920 Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui
23 Dec 1920 - 9 Sep 1924 Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma [2]
Vicepresidente de la República
9 Sep 1924 - 11 Sep 1924 Luis Altamirano Talavera [3]
Junta de Gobierno
members:
11 Sep 1924 - 23 Jan 1925 Luis Altamirano Talavera
11 Sep 1924 - 23 Jan 1925 Juan Pablo Bennett Argandoña
11 Sep 1924 - 23 Jan 1925 Francisco Nef Jara
23 Jan 1925 - 20 Mar 1925 Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina
23 Jan 1925 - 27 Jan 1925 Juan Emilio Ortiz Vega
27 Jan 1925 - 20 Mar 1925 Emilio Bello Codesido
27 Jan 1925 - 20 Mar 1925 Carlos A. Ward Rodríguez
president:
16 Sep 1924 - 23 Jan 1925 Luis Altamirano Talavera
23 Jan 1925 - 27 Jan 1925 Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina
27 Jan 1925 - 20 Mar 1925 Emilio Bello Codesido
Presidente de la República
20 Mar 1925 - 1 Oct 1925 Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma 
Vicepresidente de la República
1 Oct 1925 - 23 Dec 1925 Luis Barros Borgoño
Presidente de la República
23 Dec 1925 - 9 May 1927 Pío Emiliano Figueroa Larraín 
Vicepresidente de la República
9 May 1927 - 21 Jul 1927 Carlos Ibáñez del Campo [4]
Presidente de la República
21 Jul 1927 - 26 Jul 1931 Carlos Ibáñez del Campo  [5]
Vicepresidente de la República
26 Jul 1931 - 27 Jul 1931 Pedro Opazo Letelier
27 Jul 1931 - 20 Aug 1931 Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez
20 Aug 1931 - 15 Nov 1931 Manuel Trucco Franzani
15 Nov 1931 - 4 Dec 1931 Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez 
Presidente de la República
4 Dec 1931 - 4 Jun 1932 Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez 
Junta de Gobierno
4 Jun 1932 - 17 Jun 1932 Arturo Puga Osorio
4 Jun 1932 - 13 Jun 1932 Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza [6]
4 Jun 1932 - 17 Jun 1932 Eugenio Matte Hurtado
13 Jun 1932 - 17 Jun 1932 Rolando Merino Reyes
Junta de Gobierno
members:  
17 Jun 1932 - 8 Jul 1932 Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza 
17 Jun 1932 - 30 Jun 1932 Alberto Cabero Díaz
17 Jun 1932 - 8 Jul 1932 Pedro Nolasco Cárdenas Avendaño
30 Jun 1932 - 8 Jul 1932 José Eliseo Peña Villalón
president:  
17 Jun 1932 - 8 Jul 1932 Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza 
Presidente Provisional de la República
8 Jul 1932 - 13 Sep 1932 Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza 
13 Sep 1932 - 2 Oct 1932 Bartolomé Guillermo Blanche Espejo

[1] Established and operating in Iquique, North Chile (to 31 Aug 1891), in opposition to the government in Santiago.
[2] The resignations of Alessandri were twice rejected by the Senado (9 Sep 1924) and Cámara de Diputados (9 Sep 1924 and 10 Sep 1924), voting in favour of granting him a six-month leave of absence. After the dissolution of the Congreso, the resignation was accepted by a decree of the Junta de Gobierno dated 12 Sep 1924.
[3] Assumed the functions of chief executive pending the acceptance of resignation of Alessandri who had taken refuge in a foreign ambassy at 03:00 9 Sep 1924 and departed from Chile on 10 Sep 1924.
[4] Acting for the absent incumbent 7 Apr 1927 - 9 May 1927.
[5] Ibáñez transferred the functions of chief executive to President of the Senado Opazo on 26 Jul 1931 and departed from Chile on 27 Jul 1931. The request of Ibáñez to grant him the leave of absence was approved by the Senado, but was rejected by the Cámara de Diputados (26 Jul 1931). A resolution passed by the Cámara de Diputados on 27 Jul 1931 declared the existence of an impediment to the exercise of the functions of office by the President of the Republic. The resolution was concurred in by the Senado on 29 Jul 1931.
[6] Sometimes erroneously recorded as Carlos Guillermo Dávila Espinoza.
Last update: 08 May 2025
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