Government Junta of Chile (January 27, 1925 - March 20, 1925) (also known as the ''January Junta''), was the political structure established to restore power to President

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, after he had been deposed in 1924. On January 23, 1925, a military movement of young officers, wrestled power from the previous

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. Then they organized a new Junta and recalled president Alessandri back to his post. The Junta lasted until Alessandri's resumption of power.

Creation

After the

had been a few months in power, the "military committee", led by Colonel

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and Lieutenant Colonel

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, started to suspect that a Conservative restoration was under way. The fears seemed confirmed when Ladislao Errazuriz, head of the conservative party, suddenly presented his candidacy to the upcoming presidential elections. So, on January 23, 1925 they launched the Chilean coup of 1925: army troops surrounded the

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and arrested General

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and the rest of the Junta members. The power was then handed to a Provisory Junta made of General

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and General

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; they in turn gave way to the ''January Junta'' on January 27.

Members

History

As soon as the Junta took power, they recalled President

back to Chile, from his exile in Italy. In the meantime, they acted as caretakers and introduced no reforms to the government. Congress had been closed by the previous ''September Junta'', so they didn't have to deal with any legislative matters either. President Alessandri returned and resumed power on March 20, 1925, putting an end to the Junta.

External links

Historical Analysis of the Military Coups in Chile
Government of Chile 1925 in Chile Military dictatorships {{chile-hist-stub