Government Junta of Chile (1924)
Government Junta of Chile (September 11, 1924 - January 23, 1925), (also known as the September Junta) was the political structure established to rule
Creation
During most of 1924, Chile had been politically paralyzed by a conflict between the President and the conservatively controlled congress, who refused to discuss 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
On September 8, General Altamirano appeared in front of Congress to demand the passage of eight laws, including Alessandri's labor code. Congress dared not to protest, and the laws that had been languishing for years were passed in a matter of hours. These included the
At that point, Alessandri felt that he had become just a pawn of the military, and, on September 9, he resigned and requested asylum 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. General Altamirano assumed power as Vice President and on September 11 a military Junta was established to rule the country in the absence of the titular president, Alessandri.
The military movement was not homogeneous, and included an anti-
History
The Junta was composed of General
The "military committee" started to suspect that a Conservative restoration was under way. The fears seemed confirmed when Ladislao Errázuriz, head of the Conservative Party and of the Unión Nacional alliance, suddenly presented his candidacy to the upcoming presidential elections. At that point, the Junta lost the confidence of those who had elevated them to power, chiefly among them the military committee. Young military officers began to contact sectors working in favour of Arturo Alessandri's return, in particular the Comité Obrero Nacional (National Workers' Committee).
On January 23, 1925, army troops surrounded the
Members
Position | Name |
---|---|
Division General | Luis Altamirano |
Vice Admiral | Francisco Nef |
Division General | Juan Pablo Bennett |
See also
- History of Chile
- List of Government Juntas of Chile
- List of Heads of State
- 1925 Chilean coup d'état
References
- ^ Intervenciones militares y poder factico en la politica chilena (de 1830 al 2000) Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Luis Vitale, 2000 (p.36) (in Spanish)
- ^ Luis Vitale, 2000, p.37
- ^ Luis Vitale, 2000, p.38
Sources
- Intervenciones militares y poder factico en la politica chilena (de 1830 al 2000), Luis Vitale, 2000