List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army
Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army | |
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Reports to | Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence |
Seat | Santiago (commune) |
Appointer | President of Chile |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | 31 March 1813 |
First holder | José Miguel Carrera Verdugo |
Salary | $ 4,459,472[1] |
This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army. The Chilean Army (Spanish: Ejército de Chile) is the land force of Chile. The Chilean Army dates back to 1810.
The current Commander-in-Chief is Army General Ricardo Martínez Menanteau. He was appointed by former President Michelle Bachelet on 9 March 2018.[2]
Independence and national organization (1810–1830)[]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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Army Commander-in-chief | |||||
1 | José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (1785–1821) | Brigadier31 March 1813 | 23 November 1813 | 237 days | |
2 | Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778–1842) | Colonel27 November 1813 | 2 September 1814 | 279 days | |
(1) | José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (1785–1821) | Brigadier28 August 1814 | 2 October 1814 | 35 days | |
3 | José de San Martín Matorras (1778–1850) | Captain General5 June 1817 | 27 April 1819 | 1 year, 326 days | |
(2) | Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778–1842) | Captain General27 April 1819 | 28 January 1823 | 3 years, 276 days | |
4 | Ramón Freire Serrano (1787–1851) | Captain General21 February 1823 | 2 April 1830 | 7 years, 40 days |
Conservative and liberal republics (1830–1891)[]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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Army Commander-in-chief | |||||
1 | José Joaquín Prieto Vial (1830–1894) | Divisional General2 April 1830 | 18 September 1841 | 11 years, 169 days | |
2 | Manuel Bulnes Prieto (1799–1866) | Divisional General18 September 1841 | 18 October 1866 † | 25 years, 30 days | |
Senior General Officer | |||||
3 | Marcos Maturana del Campo (1802–1871) | Divisional General18 October 1866 | 21 December 1870 | 4 years, 64 days | |
4 | (1804–1876) | Divisional General8 August 1871 | 31 December 1875 | 4 years, 145 days | |
5 | (1816–1881) | Divisional General31 December 1875 | 7 April 1879 | 3 years, 97 days | |
Field Commander-in-chief | |||||
6 | Justo Arteaga Cuevas (1805–1882) | Divisional General8 April 1879 | 18 July 1879 | 101 days | |
7 | Erasmo Escala Arriagada (1826–1884) | Divisional General18 July 1879 | 28 March 1880 | 254 days | |
8 | Manuel Baquedano González (1823–1897) | Divisional General3 April 1880 | 3 May 1881 | 1 year, 30 days | |
Inspector General | |||||
9 | Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez (1821–1891) | Divisional General3 May 1881 | 19 December 1883 | 2 years, 230 days | |
10 | (1826–1894) | Divisional General4 January 1884 | 22 August 1888 | 4 years, 231 days | |
Field Commander-in-chief | |||||
11 | (1828–1894) | Divisional General22 August 1888 | 4 September 1891 | 3 years, 13 days |
Parliamentary republic (1891–1925)[]
No. | Portrait | Inspector General | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | (1830–1894) | Divisional General14 September 1891 | 28 August 1894 † | 2 years, 348 days | |
2 | Adolfo Holley Urzúa (1833–1914) | Divisional General28 August 1894 | 13 October 1900 | 6 years, 46 days | |
3 | Emilio Korner (1846–1920) | Divisional General13 October 1900 | 19 April 1910 | 9 years, 188 days | |
4 | Jorge Boonen Rivera (1858–1921) | Divisional General19 April 1910 | 26 April 1921 | 11 years, 7 days | |
5 | (1859–1924) | Divisional General26 April 1921 | 13 February 1922 | 293 days | |
6 | Luis Altamirano Talavera (1867–1938) | Divisional General13 February 1922 | 28 November 1924 | 2 years, 289 days | |
7 | Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina (1873–1944) | Divisional General28 November 1924 | 23 January 1925 | 56 days | |
8 | (1866–1940) | Divisional General31 January 1925 | 10 November 1925 | 283 days |
Presidential republic (1925–1973)[]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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Inspector General | |||||
1 | (1869–1939) | Divisional General11 November 1925 | 7 January 1927 | 1 year, 57 days | |
2 | (1877–1950) | Divisional General18 February 1927 | 20 March 1930 | 3 years, 2 days | |
3 | (1876–1958) | Divisional General21 March 1930 | 7 November 1930 | 231 days | |
Army Commander-in-chief | |||||
4 | Bartolomé Blanche Espejo (1879–1970) | Divisional General7 November 1930 | 4 August 1931 | 270 days | |
(3) | (1876–1956) | Divisional General5 August 1931 | 22 August 1931 | 17 days | |
5 | (1876–1964) | Divisional General25 August 1931 | 11 June 1932 | 291 days | |
6 | (1879–1964) | Divisional General15 June 1932 | 2 August 1932 | 1 year, 48 days | |
7 | Luis Otero Mujica (1879–1940) | Divisional General3 August 1932 | 26 December 1932 | 145 days | |
8 | (1879–1941) | Divisional General26 December 1932 | 21 December 1933 | 360 days | |
9 | (1882–19??) | Divisional General23 December 1933 | 27 March 1934 | 94 days | |
10 | (1886–1978) | Divisional General27 March 1934 | 20 December 1938 | 4 years, 268 days | |
11 | (1887–1974) | Divisional General26 December 1938 | 23 August 1940 | 1 year, 241 days | |
12 | (1891–1957) | Divisional General23 August 1940 | 8 March 1943 | 2 years, 197 days | |
13 | (1890–19??) | Divisional General12 August 1943 | 11 October 1944 | 1 year, 60 days | |
14 | (1892–19??) | Divisional General8 November 1944 | 12 November 1944 | 1 year, 4 days | |
15 | (1895–19??) | Divisional General12 November 1945 | 29 November 1946 | 1 year, 17 days | |
16 | (1893–1967) | Divisional General29 November 1946 | 2 August 1947 | 246 days | |
17 | (1896–1977) | Divisional General2 August 1947 | 8 October 1949 | 2 years, 67 days | |
(16) | (1893–1967) | Divisional General8 October 1949 | 9 January 1950 | 93 days | |
18 | Rafael Fernández Reyes (1897–1964) | Divisional General9 January 1950 | 28 October 1952 | 2 years, 293 days | |
19 | (1896–19??) | Divisional General3 November 1952 | 11 March 1953 | 128 days | |
20 | (1902–1991) | Divisional General11 March 1953 | 10 June 1954 | 1 year, 91 days | |
21 | (1900–1988) | Divisional General11 June 1954 | 17 March 1955 | 279 days | |
22 | (1901–1989) | Divisional General17 March 1955 | 8 May 1956 | 1 year, 52 days | |
23 | (1904–19??) | Divisional General8 May 1956 | 3 November 1958 | 2 years, 179 days | |
24 | (1901–1987) | Divisional General3 November 1958 | 13 November 1958 | 10 days | |
25 | Óscar Izurieta Molina (1909–1990) | Divisional General14 November 1958 | 3 November 1964 | 5 years, 355 days | |
26 | (1908–1968) | Divisional General4 November 1964 | 4 July 1967 | 2 years, 242 days | |
27 | Luis Miqueles Caridi (1911–2000) | Divisional General5 July 1967 | 3 May 1968 | 303 days | |
28 | (1912–2012) | Divisional General3 May 1968 | 24 October 1969 | 1 year, 174 days | |
29 | René Schneider Chereau (1913–1970) | Divisional General27 October 1969 | 22 October 1970 | 360 days | |
30 | Carlos Prats González (1915–1974) | Divisional General26 October 1970 | 23 August 1973 | 2 years, 301 days |
Military regime and the present (1973–present)[]
No. | Portrait | Army Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) | Captain General23 August 1973 | 10 March 1998 | 24 years, 199 days | |
2 | Ricardo Izurieta (1943–2014) | Lieutenant General11 March 1998 | 10 March 2002 | 3 years, 364 days | |
3 | Juan Emilio Cheyre (born 1947) | Lieutenant General11 March 2002 | 10 March 2006 | 3 years, 364 days | |
4 | (born 1950) | Army General11 March 2006 | 9 March 2010 | 3 years, 363 days | |
5 | Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba (born 1953) | Army General10 March 2010 | 9 March 2014 | 3 years, 364 days | |
6 | Humberto Oviedo (born 1959) | Army General10 March 2014 | 9 March 2018 | 3 years, 364 days | |
7 | Ricardo Martínez Menanteau (born 1960) | Army General9 March 2018 | Incumbent | 4 years, 14 days |
See also[]
- Chilean Army
- List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy
- List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force
References[]
- ^ "GobiernoTransparente".
- ^ "Presidenta Bachelet designa a nuevo comandante-en-jefe del ejercito". 24Horas (in Spanish).
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