Pedro Dartnell
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| In office January 23, 1925 – January 25, 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Luis Altamirano |
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| Succeeded by | Emilio Bello |
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| Born | December 24, 1874 Linares, Chile |
Division General Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina (December 24, 1874 - ? ) was a Chilean military officer and member of the Government Junta of Chile in 1925.
He was born in the city of Linares in 1874. In 1885 he was accepted as an Officer Cadet to the Military Academy. During the Chilean Civil War of 1891, he was a sub-lieutenant serving with the corps of military engineers, and he joined the ranks of the Congressional Army. He participated in the battles of Concón and Placilla. That same year he was promoted to Lieutenant and then Captain. After the end of the war, he studied civil engineering at the University of Chile. With the great reform of the Chilean Army, he was sent to specialize in Europe.
In January of 1900, he was promoted to Major, and commander of military engineers. Three years later he was a commander already. In 1905 he was destined to the navy to help design the military fortifications of the port of Talcahuano.
In 1910 he was sent again to Europe, this time as a student to the Ecole de Guerre, in Paris. During his stay in France, he took an active interest in the French Air Service, and prepared a report which was the basis for the creation of the Chilean Military Air Force.
As a Colonel, in 1914, he was commander of telecommunications and Aeronautical Inspector. In 1919 he became General Director of the Chilean Air Force. That same year he was promoted to Brigade General. As such he was General Commander of the II, III and IV Divisions, between 1920 and 1924. On November 28, 1924 was promoted to Army Inspector General, position that he retained until January 23, 1925. On that date he was handed the executive power by a group of young officers that deposed the September Junta, but he declined to hold on alone and chose to became instead just one of the members of the January Junta that took over the government a few days later.
He retired from the army on June 15, 1926.
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- Official biography (Spanish)
| Preceded by Luis Altamirano |
Provisional President 1925 |
Succeeded by Emilio Bello |
| Preceded by Luis Altamirano |
Army Inspector General 1924-1925 |
Succeeded by Mariano Navarrete |
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