Manuel Blanco Encalada9 July 1826
Becomes the first Chilean head of state to use the title President of the Republic.
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Becomes the first Chilean head of state to use the title President of the Republic.
Assumes executive authority after Manuel Blanco Encalada resigns from the presidency.
Temporarily assumes the presidency during the transition from the office of Supreme Director.
Assumes the presidency during the liberal constitutional period.
Assumes acting presidential authority during the political crisis of 1829.
Returns to acting executive authority as the civil conflict intensifies.
Becomes provisional president during the conservative political ascendancy.
Assumes provisional leadership after Francisco Ruiz-Tagle leaves office.
Serves provisionally as head of government while Congress prepares the presidential succession.
Takes office as President of Chile and begins the conservative presidential era.
Takes office as President of Chile and begins a decade of national consolidation.
Takes office after a disputed election and confronts the Revolution of 1851.
Is formally inaugurated as President of Chile for the 1861-1871 term.
Begins his presidency and opens the period of liberal administrations.
Takes office as President of Chile and continues the liberal political period.
Takes office as President of Chile before the outbreak of the War of the Pacific.
Takes office as President of Chile during the War of the Pacific settlement period.
Is inaugurated for the constitutional presidential term ending in 1891.
Begins his presidency and promotes an ambitious programme of public works and education.
Temporarily heads the government after Balmaceda loses control of Santiago.
Takes office and begins the parliamentary republic after the civil war.
Takes office as President of Chile during the parliamentary republic.
Assumes acting presidential powers after Federico Errazuriz Echaurren dies in office.
Takes office as President of Chile and governs during the parliamentary republic.
Takes office as President of Chile before dying during an overseas medical journey.
Assumes acting executive authority following the death of President Pedro Montt.
Becomes acting president after Elias Fernandez Albano dies during the succession.
Takes office as President of Chile during the centenary-era parliamentary republic.
Takes office as President of Chile and leads the final full administration before Alessandri.
Is inaugurated as President of Chile after winning the closely contested 1920 election.
Returns to the presidency after the January military movement recalls him from exile.
Appointed acting President of Chile after the resignation of Arturo Alessandri.
Takes office following the first direct presidential election under the 1925 Constitution.
Begins his first presidency after consolidating power over the civilian administration.
Serves briefly as acting president after the resignation of Carlos Ibanez del Campo.
Assumes acting presidential duties immediately after Carlos Ibanez resigns.
Takes acting presidential authority during the 1931 institutional crisis.
Takes office as elected president before the Socialist Republic movement removes him.
Assumes acting presidential authority and organizes the return to constitutional elections.
Takes office for his second elected presidency and restores stable civilian administration.
Takes office as President of Chile at the head of the Popular Front coalition.
Assumes acting presidential powers after Pedro Aguirre Cerda dies.
Takes office as President of Chile during the Second World War.
First assumes acting presidential duties after the death of Juan Antonio Rios.
Returns briefly to acting presidential authority during the 1946 succession.
Serves briefly as acting president before Gabriel Gonzalez Videla is inaugurated.
Takes office as President of Chile after winning the 1946 election.
Takes office for his second presidential administration.
Is inaugurated as President of Chile after narrowly defeating Salvador Allende.
Takes office as President of Chile and begins the Revolution in Liberty programme.
Takes office as President of Chile after congressional confirmation of the election result.
Assumes the title President of the Republic while retaining command of the army.
Begins the constitutional presidential period established by the 1980 Constitution.
Takes office as President of Chile and restores elected civilian government.
Takes office as President of Chile and begins the second Concertacion administration.
Takes office as President of Chile after winning the 1999-2000 runoff election.
Takes office as Chile’s first woman president.
Takes office as President of Chile for his first constitutional term.
Returns to office as President of Chile for a second non-consecutive term.
Returns to office as President of Chile for his second non-consecutive term.
Takes office as President of Chile at the beginning of the 2022-2026 term.
Takes office as President of Chile for the 2026-2030 constitutional term.
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