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List of Presidents of Chile in Napoleon's World. The President is both head of state and head of Government of the country. The President is responsible of the government and state administration.
Under the current Constitution, the President is elected to serve for a period of four years, with immediate re-election being prohibited. The shorter period allows for parliamentary and presidential elections to be synchronized.
Heads of State (1810-1818)[]
Name | Picture | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Government's Juntas | ![]() |
18 September 1810 | 18 April 1814 | Five different Juntas who ruled the country. |
Francisco de la Lastra y de la Sotta | ![]() |
18 April 1814 | 25 May 1814 | Supreme Director He was overthrown by José Miguel Carrera |
Sixth Junta of Government | ![]() |
25 May 1814 | 19 August 1814 | Established by a Coup d'état Last spanish forces arrive to Chile. Carrera resigned after to reach a compromise with O'Higgins. |
Seventh Junta of Government | File:Junta of Government, Chile.jpg | 23 July 1814 | 02 December 1814 | Conformed by independent politicians. Chilean victory at Rancagua. |
José Miguel Carrera | ![]() |
02 December 1814 | 18 September 1815 | Elected as Supreme Director. Independence Declaration of Chile September 18, 1815 |
Bernardo O'Higgins | ![]() |
18 September 1815 | 19 September 1816 | Elected as Supreme Director |
Manuel Blanco Encalada | ![]() |
19 September 1816 | 2 October 1818 | Fourth and last Supreme Director Call to parlamentary and presidential elections. |
Presidents (1818-Today)[]
In 1818, the post of Supreme Director was replaced by the post of President of the Republic.
Name | Picture | Took office | Left office | Political Party | Notes |
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Bernardo O'Higgins | ![]() |
2 October 1818 | 2 October 1822 | None | First elected President |
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle | ![]() |
2 October 1822 | 2 October 1824 | Conservative | Resigned and call to early elections. |
José Miguel Carrera | ![]() |
2 October 1824 | 2 October 1828 | none | |
Francisco Antonio Pinto | ![]() |
2 October 1828 | 2 October 1832 | Liberal | |
José Joaquín Prieto | ![]() |
2 October 1832 | 2 October 1836 | Conservative | |
José Miguel Infante | ![]() |
2 October 1836 | 2 October 1840 | Federalist | |
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza | ![]() |
2 October 1840 | 2 October 1844 | Independent | He governed with support from the PL |
José Manuel Borgoño | ![]() |
2 October 1844 | 29 March 1848 | Liberal | Died in office |
José María de la Cruz | ![]() |
29 March 1848 | 2 October 1848 | Liberal | Acting President |
José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano | ![]() |
2 October 1848 | 2 October 1852 | Liberal | |
Marcos Maturana del Campo | ![]() |
2 October 1852 | 2 October 1856 | Liberal | |
Manuel Bulnes | ![]() |
2 October 1856 | 2 October 1860 | Conservative | Won the Peruvian-Chilean War. |
Manuel Montt Torres | ![]() |
2 October 1860 | 2 October 1864 | Conservative | |
Antonio Varas | ![]() |
2 October 1864 | 2 October 1868 | Conservative | |
Rafael Sotomayor | ![]() |
2 October 1868 | 2 October 1872 | Conservative | |
Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez | ![]() |
2 October 1872 | 2 October 1876 | Conservative | |
Aníbal Pinto Garmendia | ![]() |
2 October 1876 | 2 October 1880 | Liberal | |
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna | ![]() |
2 October 1880 | 2 October 1884 | Liberal Democratic | |
José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández | ![]() |
2 October 1884 | 2 October 1888 | Liberal Democratic | |
Manuel Antonio Matta | ![]() |
2 October 1888 | 12 June 1892 | Radical | Died in office |
Pedro León Gallo Goyenechea | ![]() |
12 June 1892 | 2 October 1892 | Radical | Acting President |
Ignacio Carrera Pinto | ![]() |
2 October 1892 | 2 October 1896 | Liberal Democratic | |
Federico Errazuriz Echaurren | ![]() |
2 October 1896 | 2 October 1900 | Liberal | |
Germán Riesco Errázuriz | ![]() |
2 October 1900 | 2 October 1904 | Liberal | |
Elías Fernández Albano | ![]() |
2 October 1904 | 2 October 1908 | Conservative | |
Gonzalo Bulnes Pinto | ![]() |
2 October 1908 | 2 October 1916 | Conservative | First President to serve two terms after Constitutional Amendment |
Juan Luis Sanfuentes | ![]() |
2 October 1916 | 2 October 1920 | Liberal Democratic | |
Arturo Alessandri Palma | ![]() |
2 October 1920 | 2 October 1924 | Liberal | First term |
Luis Barros Borgoño | ![]() |
2 October 1924 | 2 October 1928 | Conservative | |
Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure | ![]() |
2 October 1928 | 2 October 1932 | Conservative | |
Arturo Alessandri Palma | ![]() |
2 October 1932 | 2 October 1936 | Liberal | Second term |
Pedro Aguirre Cerda | ![]() |
2 October 1936 | 2 October 1940 | Radical | |
Juan Antonio Ríos | ![]() |
2 October 1940 | 2 October 1944 | Radical | |
Juan Esteban Montero | ![]() |
2 October 1944 | 25 February 1948 | Radical | |
Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez | ![]() |
25 February 1948 | 2 October 1948 | Liberal | Acting President |
Eduardo Frei Montalva | ![]() |
2 October 1948 | 2 October 1952 | Christian Democrat | Party allied with the two Conservatives parties (PSC and PCT, divided in the early 1940's) |
Eduardo Cruz-Coke Lassabe | ![]() |
2 October 1952 | 2 October 1956 | Social Christian Conservative | |
Hugo Rosende Subiabre | ![]() |
2 October 1956 | 2 October 1960 | Traditionalist Conservative | 1958 South American financial crisis |
Arturo Matte Larraín | ![]() |
2 October 1860 | 2 October 1864 | Liberal | |
Salvador Allende Gossens | ![]() |
2 October 1964 | 18 January 1987 | Communist | Dictator Communist Era |
Ernesto Platera | ![]() |
18 January 1987 | 16 February 1989 | Communist | Communist Era |
Arturo Alessandri Besa | ![]() |
16 February 1989 | 10 April 1990 | none | President of Provisional Transition Government |
Patricio Aylwin Azocar | ![]() |
10 April 1990 | 10 April 1994 | Christian Democrat | |
Arturo Alessandri Besa | ![]() |
10 April 1994 | 10 April 1998 | National Party | Full elected term |
Ricardo Lagos | ![]() |
10 April 1998 | 10 April 2002 | PSDP | |
Isabel Allende | ![]() |
10 April 2002 | 10 April 2006 | PSDP | |
Joaquín Lavín Infante | ![]() |
10 April 2006 | 10 April 2010 | UG | |
Sebastián Piñera Echeñique | ![]() |
10 April 2010 | 10 April 2014 | Christian Democrat | |
Jesús Cohn Martinelli | ![]() |
10 April 2014 | 10 April 2018 | Radical | |
Isabel Reyes Pérez | ![]() |
10 April 2018 | Present | National |