This is a list of the coups d'état (both plots, failed and successful attempts and armed conflicts) that have taken place in

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, during its independent history. The

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stands out being the last one as well as one of the most violent and with more far-reaching impact in the history of Chile.

1780s

Conspiracy of the Tres Antonios The conspiracy of the three Antonios (1781) ( es, conspiración de los tres Antonios) was a minor failed conspiracy against the Spanish colonial authorities in the captaincy-general of Chile, that was led by two Frenchmen, Antoine Gramusset and An ...

, (1781) – A failed attempt to declare

an independent republic

1810s

# Government Junta of Chile, (September 18, 1810) – A successful coup in favor of home rule in Chile #

Figueroa mutiny The Figueroa mutiny ( es, Motín de Figueroa) was a failed attempt on April 1, 1811 to restore royal power in Chile and the first coup d'état in Chile. Background When the First Government Junta decreed that elections were to be held for a Nat ...

, (April 1, 1811) – A failed attempt to restore royal power in

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, (September 4, 1811) – A successful coup in favor of

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1820s

# Campino mutiny, (1827) – A failed attempt to destroy the opposition to the federalist syste

# San Fernando mutiny, (June, 1828) of Pedro Urriola, José Antonio Vidaurre and the ''Maipo'' Battalion.Luis Vitale,
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'', Santiago, 2000 # Chilean Civil War of 1829, (1829) – An armed conflict between conservatives and liberals over the constitutional regime

1830s

# Arauco rebellion, (1831) of Pedro Barnechea and Captain Uriarte #Rebellion of Cazadores de Quechereguas Regiment, (1832) – Under Cap. Eusebio Ruiz #Arteaga Conspiracy, (1833), – of General Zenteno and Coronel Picarte #Cotapos revolution, (1833), – of José Antonio Pérez de Cotapos # Freire expedition, (1836) – An invasion of

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and failed attempt to depose the government # Quillota mutiny, (1837) – A failed attempt to depose the government that resulted in the death of

Diego Portales Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos (; June 16, 1793 – June 6, 1837) was a Chilean statesman and entrepreneur. As a minister of president José Joaquín Prieto's government, he played a pivotal role in shaping the state and po ...

1850s

# 1851 Chilean Revolution, (1851) – An armed rebellion by liberals against the conservative President

Manuel Montt Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres (; September 4, 1809 – September 21, 1880) was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861. Biography Montt was born in Petorca, Valparaíso R ...

# 1859 Chilean Revolution, (1859) – A rekindling of the armed rebellion by liberals against the conservative President

started in 1851

1890s

# 1891 Chilean Civil War, (1891) – An

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between forces supporting National Congress and forces that supported President

José Manuel Balmaceda José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández (; July 19, 1840 – September 19, 1891) served as the 10th President of Chile from September 18, 1886, to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile. While he wa ...

#Several Balmacedist plots, (1891–94) – Planned by Hernán Abos-Padilla, Nicanor Donoso, Diego Bahamondes, Luis Leclerc, Herminio Euth, José Domingo Briceño, Edmundo Pinto, Manuel and Emilio Rodríguez, Virgilio Talquino and Anselmo Blanlot against the new government

1910s

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, (1912) – A failed plot against President Ramon Barros Luco. In September,

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the appointed leader of the plot, desisted. # Armstrong-Moore plot, (1919) – A failed plot by Generals

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and

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against President

Juan Luis Sanfuentes Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui (; 27 December 1858 – 16 July 1930) was President of Chile between 1915 and 1920. Sanfuentes was the son of writer and politician Salvador Sanfuentes Torres and Matilde Andonaegui. Orphaned at an early age and ...

1920s

# 1924 Chilean coup d'état, (September 5, 1924) – A successful coup against President

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1925 Chilean coup d'état The Chilean coup d'état of 1925 took place on January 23, 1925, when the Chilean military overthrew the September Junta. Led by Colonel Marmaduque Grove, the troops arrested the Junta's President, General Luis Altamirano, and then handed the pow ...

, (January 23, 1925) – A successful coup in which

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and

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overthrew

Luis Altamirano Luis Altamirano Talavera (July 5, 1867 – July 25, 1938) was a Chilean military officer, minister, Vice President of the Republic and finally president of the Government Junta of Chile between 1924 and 1925. He was born in Concepción on th ...

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President

to office

1930s

# Little red plane plot, (September 21, 1930) – A failed attempt against President

#Fall of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, 26 Jule 1931, successful rebellion against Ibañez # Chilean naval mutiny of 1931, (September, 1931) – A rebellion in the

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against Vice-President

Manuel Trucco Manuel Trucco Franzani (March 18, 1875 – October 25, 1954) was a Chilean politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931. He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Napoleón Trucco Morano and of María Franzani Monigette. He completed ...

that ended with the fleet being bombed from the air. #

Norte Grande insurrection The Norte Grande insurrection (December 25, 1931) ( es, Motín del Norte Grande) was a violent and ultimately unsuccessful coup d'etat attempt against the government of Chilean President Juan Esteban Montero. Background In 1931, Chile was in the ...

, (December 25, 1931) – A failed Communist push against President

Juan Esteban Montero Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez (February 12, 1879 – February 25, 1948) was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932. Early life He was born in Santiago, the son of Benjamín Montero and of Eug ...

# 1932 Chilean coup d'état, (June 4, 1932) – A successful coup that resulted in the instauration of the

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, in which

overthrows

# Antofagasta coup d'état, (September 27, 1932) – A successful coup of General Pedro Vignola that resulted in the resignation of President

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and the return to civilian rule # Las Mercedes' plot, (1933) – A failed plot against President

. Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Pedro Vignola called "to resist the Milicia Republicana by any means" #Humberto Videla's plot, (1935) – failed rebellion of NCO's #1936 plot against Alessandri, (1936) – By René Silva Espejo and Alejandro Lagos #

Seguro Obrero massacre The Seguro Obrero massacre ( es, Matanza del Seguro Obrero, lit=Workers Insurance's Massacre) occurred on September 5, 1938, and was the Chilean government's response to an attempted coup d'état by the National Socialist Movement of Chile (MNSC ...

, (September 5, 1938) – A failed

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attempt in favor of

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that resulted in the murder of 59 young party members #

Ariostazo The Ariostazo ( es, El Ariostazo) occurred on August 25, 1939, and was a brief revolt of the Tacna artillery regiment, led by General Ariosto Herrera, in what turned out to be a non-violent attempt against the government of Chilean President Pedro ...

, (August 25, 1939) – A failed attempt of Ariosto Herrera against President

Pedro Aguirre Cerda Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda (; February 6, 1879 – November 25, 1941) was a Chilean political figure, educator, and lawyer who served as the 22nd president of Chile from 1938 until his death in 1941. A member of the Radical Party since 1906, ...

1940s

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, (1948) – A failed plot against President

Gabriel González Videla Gabriel Enrique González Videla (; November 22, 1898 – August 22, 1980) was a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as the 24th president of Chile from 1946 to 1952. He had previously been a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 193 ...

1950s

# Línea Recta affair, (1954) – A failed plot to allow President

to assume dictatorial powers

1970s

Tanquetazo ''El Tanquetazo'' or ''El Tancazo'' (both Spanish for "tank putsch") of 29 June 1973 was a failed coup attempt in Chile led by Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Souper against the government of Socialist president Salvador Allende. It is named because ...

, (June 29, 1973) – A failed coup against President

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, (September 11, 1973) – A successful coup against President

(resulting in his death), in favor of

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