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Arturo Alessandri
Leading Chile through constitutional change and repeated presidential terms.
Social legislation · Later administration
- Born
- 20 December 1868
- Birthplace
- Longaví
- Died
- 24 August 1950
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Arturo Alessandri was a Chilean Liberal politician who served as president in the 1920s and again from 1932 to 1938.
Early life
Law
Studied at the University of Chile and graduated in 1893.
Career
- 1897
Congress
Began representing Curicó.
- 1915
Senate
Won the Tarapacá Senate seat.
- 1920
Presidency
Won the presidential election.
- 1925
Return to office
Returned briefly after the crisis of 1924.
- 1932
Second period
Began another six-year presidential term.
Public service
Social legislation
Promoted labour and social reforms amid conflict with Congress.
Later administration
Led Chile following a period of political instability.
Beyond politics
Family
Married Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco and had nine children.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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