Luis Barros Borgoño (; March 26, 1858 – July 26, 1943) was a

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who served as

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in 1925. Born in

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, he was the son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara. He graduated as a lawyer in 1880, held a position in the Supreme Court in 1884, was Minister of War and Navy on three occasions (1890, 1892 and 1895–96), was Minister of Foreign Affairs twice (1894 and 1918) and Finance Minister in 1901. As the conservative candidate in the Chilean presidential election of 1920, he faced the liberal

Arturo Alessandri 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 ...

and was defeated by a very slim margin. When Alessandri resigned again on October 1, 1925 Vice President Barros became the

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though he technically remained Vice-President until December 23, 1925, when

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took the office."President of Chile Resigns His Post— Borgono Takes the Place of Alessandri", ''The Boston Globe'', October 1, 1925, p.1 Barros was also an author who focused on history. He wrote several volumes including ''The Muzzi Mission'', a ''Life of Admiral

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'' and ''Mission in the Plata'', in which he defended his uncle, Diego Barros and his participation in the negotiations with

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over

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1858 births 1943 deaths Candidates for President of Chile Ministers of defense of Chile Ministers of the interior of Chile Chilean people of Galician descent Foreign ministers of Chile Mayors of Las Condes Members of the Chilean Academy of Language Politicians from Santiago, Chile University of Chile alumni Vice presidents of Chile {{Chile-politician-stub