List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army
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This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army. The
Chilean Army The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade. In recent years, and a ...
( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land force of
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. The Chilean Army dates back to 1810. The current Commander-in-Chief is Army General
Javier Iturriaga del Campo Javier Eduardo Iturriaga del Campo (born 26 October 1965) is a Chilean military general. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in military science and a master's degree in the same area with a major in planning and strategic management from Chilean ...
. He was appointed by former President
Sebastián Piñera Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique OMCh (; born 1 December 1949) is a Chilean billionaire businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic polit ...
on 9 March 2022.


Independence and national organization (1810–1830)

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Conservative and liberal republics (1830–1891)

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Parliamentary republic (1891–1925)


Presidential republic (1925–1973)

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Military regime and the present (1973–present)


See also

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Chilean Army The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade. In recent years, and a ...
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List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy ( es, Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain. ...
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List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force The Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force ( es, Comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile) is chief of the Chilean Air Force. He also commands operations, administration and logistics within the air force. The current Commander-in-Ch ...


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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...