Presidential Republic (1925–1973)

Republic of Chile
República de Chile
1925–1973
CapitalSantiago
Common languagesSpanish
Demonym(s)Chilean
GovernmentUnitary presidential constitutional republic
President 
 1925
Arturo Alessandri Palma first
 1970–1973
Salvador Allende Gossens last
History 
18 September 1925
11 September 1973
CurrencyChilean peso(1925-1960)
Chilean escudo(1960-1973)
ISO 3166 codeCL
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Parliamentary Republic
Socialist Republic of Chile
Military dictatorship of Chile

The Presidential Republic (Spanish: República Presidencial) is the period in the history of Chile spanning from the approval of the 1925 Constitution on 18 September 1925, under the government of Arturo Alessandri Palma, to the overthrow of the Popular Unity government headed by the President Salvador Allende on 11 September 1973. The period is concurrent with the "Inward Development" (Desarrollo hacia adentro) period in Chilean economic history.