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Jorge Montt
Jorge Montt Alvarez was vice-admiral of the Chilean navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.
Early life
Born in Casablanca, he led a civil war against President Jose Manuel Balmaceda to become provisional leader and eventually president. He was a relative of previous Chilean president Manuel Montt, and future president Pedro Montt. He died in Santiago in 1922.
Presidency
The close of the revolution against Balmaceda left the government of Chile in the hands of the junta under whose guidance the military and naval operations had been organized. Admiral Jorje Montt had been the head of this revolutionary ...
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