Presidential Republic (1925–1973)
Republic of Chile República de Chile | |||||||||||
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| 1925–1973 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Santiago | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Chilean | ||||||||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 1925 | Arturo Alessandri Palma first | ||||||||||
• 1970–1973 | Salvador Allende Gossens last | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 18 September 1925 | |||||||||||
| 11 September 1973 | |||||||||||
| Currency | Chilean peso(1925-1960) Chilean escudo(1960-1973) | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | CL | ||||||||||
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| History of Chile |
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| Timeline • Years in 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.