Presidential elections were held in

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on July 8, 1826.Elección Presidencial 1826
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voted to elect the first President of the Republic of Chile. The election was called after the resignation of General

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from the post of supreme director on July 7, 1826. On the nights of the seventh and eighth, the Congress decided that the supreme chief of state would carry the title of President of the Republic, and that a vice president would be elected to replace him in case of illness, etc. On July 8, the Congress elected Admiral

Manuel Blanco Encalada Manuel José Blanco y Calvo de Encalada (; April 21, 1790 – September 5, 1876) was a vice-admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President (Provisional) (1826). Biography Born in Buenos Aires which was the capital ...

as president and

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as vice president.

Results

President

Vice President

References

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