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Emiliano Figueroa
President · Chile

Emiliano Figueroa

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Serving as Chile’s president during the political upheaval of the 1920s.

Overseas posts · Central Bank

Born
12 July 1866
Birthplace
Santiago
Died
May 1931

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Emiliano Figueroa

Chilean lawyer, politician and diplomat who held the presidency in 1925–1927. He had earlier acted as president during the country’s centenary year.

Early life

Legal training

Studied in Santiago and qualified in law in 1889, then became secretary to the regional administrator.

Career

  1. 1900

    Congress

    Was elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

  2. 1910

    Acting president

    Led the government for several months.

  3. 1925–1927

    Presidency

    Took office and later resigned under pressure from Carlos Ibáñez.

Public service

Overseas posts

Represented Chile in Spain, Argentina and Peru.

Central Bank

Became president of the institution.

Beyond politics

Family

Married Leonor Sánchez Vicuña in 1889; they had four children. Chile's photographic heritage archive preserves a portrait of the couple.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Family — biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.