Chilean Constitution of 1833
The Constitution of 1833 was the
oligarchic, parliamentary system
.
The constitution emerged after the
José Joaquín Prieto. The constitution allowed for 5 year terms with the possibility of one reelection which resulted in 3 consecutive conservative presidents ruling Chile each for 10 years. Mariano Egaña
had initially aimed at not putting any restriction on reelection.
Chilean liberals considered the constitution authoritarian and made attempts to overthrow the government. During the failed
Revolution of 1851 liberals in La Serena
declared the constitution abolished. After the first liberal 10-year-long government the constitution was amended in 1871 to eliminate reelections.
After the
1891 Chilean Civil War
the constitution was amended in 1891, 1892 and 1893, and was interpreted
to endorse a parliamentary system. Chilean historiography refers to this period as the "pseudo-parliamentary epoch".
It was not until the turmoils of the 1920s that the constitution was replaced by the Constitution of 1925.
See also
- Chilean Constitution of 1925
- Chilean Constitution of 1980
- Liberal Party (Chile)
- Chilean Civil Code
References
- ^ Lagos Schuffeneger, Humberto and Chacón Herrera, Arturo. 1987. Los Evangélicos en Chile: Una lectura sociológica. Ediciones Literatura Americana Reunida. p. 17.
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