Arturo Alessandri
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| Arturo Alessandri Palma | |
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18th President of Chile
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| In office May 10, 1920 – July 26, 1924 |
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| Vice President(s) | Luis Altamirano |
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| Preceded by | Juan Luis Sanfuentes |
| Succeeded by | Luis Altamirano |
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22nd President of Chile
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| In office December 24, 1932 – December 24, 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham Oyanedel |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
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| Born | December 20, 1868 Longaví, Linares Province, Chile |
| Died | August 24, 1950 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco |
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma (December 20, 1868–August 24, 1950) was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the president of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938.
He was born in Longaví, Linares Province and died in Santiago de Chile.
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During most of 1924, Chile had been politically paralized by a conflict between the President and the conservatively controlled congress, who refused to enact the laws that he sent them. On September 3, 1924 a group of 56 military officers protested for their low salaries, in the incident known as the saber-rattling. The next day the same group of young military officers involved led by Colonel Marmaduque Grove and Major Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, created the "military committee" to defend themselves from the government. On September 5, the "military committee" demanded of President Alessandri the dismissal of three of his ministers, including the minister of War; the enactment of a labor code, the passage of an income tax law, and the improvement of the military salaries. Alessandri had no option but to appoint General Luis Altamirano, the Army Inspector General, as head of a new cabinet. On September 8, General Altamirano appeared in front of Congress to demand the passage of eight laws, including Alessandri's labor code. Congress didn't dare to protest, and the laws were passed in a matter of hours.
At that point, Alessandri felt that he had become just a pawn of the military and on September 9, he resigned, and requested assylum at the US Embassy. Congress refused to accept his resignation, and instead granted him a six-months constitutional leave of absence. He left the country immediately for Italy. On September 11th, a military Junta was established to rule the country on his absence.
His son, Jorge Alessandri, was president of Chile from 1958 to 1964.
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| Preceded by: Juan Luis Sanfuentes |
President of Chile 1920-1924 |
Succeeded by: Luis Altamirano |
| Preceded by: Abraham Oyanedel |
President of Chile 1932-1938 |
Succeeded by: Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
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