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After the
1891 Chilean Civil War The Chilean Civil War of 1891 (also known as Revolution of 1891) was a civil war in Chile fought between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the President, José Manuel Balmaceda from 16 January 1891 to 18 September 1891. The war ...
and the dissolution of the coalition between conservatives, radicals and antibalmacedist liberals the Radical Party, the Democrat Party and several liberal organizations formed the Liberal Alliance ( es, Alianza Liberal). It was the main opposer of the
Coalition A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ...
. Along with the Coalition, it was one of the two parties of the bipartidist system of that period, the era of the Chilean parliamentary republic. The Alliance would later be called the Liberal Union, during a period in which it was a union of the radicals, the democrats and all liberal groups ( liberals, liberal democrats, nationals and the doctrinary liberals) . It disappeared in 1925.


Presidential candidacies supported by the Liberal Alliance

*1891 -
Jorge Montt Álvarez Jorge Montt Álvarez (; April 26, 1845 – October 8, 1922) was a vice admiral in the Chilean Navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.L.S. Rowe, "Passing of a Great Figure in Chilean History." ''Bulletin Pan American Union'' 55 (1922): ...
(elected as president thanks to an agreement between all the political parties of his candidacy) *1896 – Vicente Reyes Palazuelos (not elected) *1901 –
Germán Riesco Errázuriz Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus. Surname * Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player * Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professio ...
(elected as president) *1906 – Pedro Montt Montt (elected as president) *1910 –
Ramón Barros Luco Ramón Barros Luco (; June 9, 1835 – September 20, 1919) was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915. Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He grad ...
(elected as president thanks to an agreement between all the political parties of his candidacy) *1915 – Javier Ángel Figueroa Larraín (not elected) *1920 –
Arturo Alessandri Palma Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma (; December 20, 1868 – August 24, 1950) was a Chilean political figure and reformer who served thrice as president of Chile, first from 1920 to 1924, then from March to October 1925, and finally from 1932 to ...
(elected as president)


Electoral Results (1891-1924)


Members of the parliament


Senadors


Sources

''The original version of this article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 8 June 2007.''


See also

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Liberal Party (Chile, 1849–1966) The Liberal Party (''Partido Liberal'') of Chile was a Chilean political party created by a faction of pipiolos in 1849. After the conservative victory in the Chilean Civil War of 1829 the liberals became the principal opposition party to the ...
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Liberalism and radicalism in Chile This article gives an overview of liberal and radical parties in Chile. It is limited to liberal and radical parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another ...
Political parties established in 1891 Defunct political party alliances in Chile 1891 establishments in Chile 1925 disestablishments in Chile {{Chile-party-stub