List of Chilean coups d'état
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This is a list of the coups d'état (both plots, failed and successful attempts and armed conflicts) that have taken place in Chile, during its independent history:
1780s
- Conspiracy of the Tres Antonios, (1781) - A failed attempt to declare Chile an independent republic
1810s
- Figueroa mutiny, (April 1, 1811) - A failed attempt to restore royal power in Chile
- 1811 Chilean coup d'état, (September 4, 1811) - A successful coup in favor of José Miguel Carrera
1820s
- Campino mutiny, (1827) - A failed attempt to destroy the opposition to the federalist system[1]
- San Fernando mutiny, (June, 1828)[citation needed]
- Chilean Civil War of 1829, (1829) - An armed conflict between conservatives and liberals over the constitutional regime
1830s
- Arauco rebellion, (1831)[citation needed]
- Freire expedition, (1836) - An invasion of Chiloé Island 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
1850s
- 1851 Chilean Revolution, (1851) - An armed rebellion by liberals against conservative president Manuel Montt
- 1859 Chilean Revolution, (1859) - A rekindling of the armed rebellion by liberals against conservative president Manuel Montt started in 1851
1890s
- 1891 Chilean Civil War, (1891) - An armed conflict between forces supporting National Congress and forces supporting president José Manuel Balmaceda
1910s
- Military League plot, (1912) - A failed plot against president Ramon Barros Luco[citation needed]
- Armstrong-Moore plot, (1919) - A failed plot by Generals Guillermo Armstrong and Manuel Moore against president Juan Luis Sanfuentes[citation needed]
1920s
- 1924 Chilean coup d'état, (September 5, 1924) - A successful coup against president Arturo Alessandri
- 1925 Chilean coup d'état, (January 23, 1925) - A successful coup where Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Marmaduke Grove overthrow Luis Altamirano, in favor of president Arturo Alessandri[1]
1930s
- Little red plane plot, (September 21, 1930) - A failed attempt against president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo[citation needed]
- Chilean naval mutiny of 1931, (September, 1931) - A rebellion in the navy against vice-president Manuel Trucco that ended with the fleet being aerially bombarded
- Norte Grande insurrection, (December 25, 1931) - A failed Communist attempt against president Juan Esteban Montero
- 1932 Chilean coup d'état, (June 4, 1932) - A successful coup that resulted in the instauration of the Socialist Republic of Chile, where Carlos Dávila overthrows Juan Esteban Montero[2]
- Antofagasta coup d'état, (September 27, 1932) - A successful coup that resulted in the resignation of president Bartolomé Blanche and the return to civilian rule[citation needed]
- Las Mercedes' plot, (1933) - A failed plot against president Arturo Alessandri[citation needed]
- Seguro Obrero massacre, (September 5, 1938) - A failed National Socialist attempt in favor of Carlos Ibáñez that resulted in the murder of 59 young party members
- Ariostazo, (August 25, 1939) - A failed attempt against president Pedro Aguirre Cerda[citation needed]
1940s
- Pig trotters' plot, (1948) - A failed plot against president Gabriel González Videla[citation needed]
1950s
- Línea Recta affair, (1954) - A failed plot to allow president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo to assume dictatorial powers[citation needed]
1960s
- Tacnazo, (October 21, 1969) - A failed plot against president Eduardo Frei Montalva
1970s
- Tanquetazo, (June 29, 1973) - A failed coup against president Salvador Allende
- 1973 Chilean coup d'état, (September 11, 1973) - A successful coup that deposed president Salvador Allende, in favor of Augusto Pinochet[3]
1990s
See also
References
- ^ Bizzarro, Salvatore (2005). Historical Dictionary of Chile. Scarecrow Press. p. xlviii. ISBN 9780810865426. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "The Revolution of June 4, 1932". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ Reel, Monte; Smith, J. Y. (11 December 2006). "A Chilean Dictator's Dark Legacy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 August 2013.