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Manuel Bulnes
Manuel Bulnes Prieto was a Chilean military and political figure. He was twice President of Chile between 1841 and 1851.
Born in Concepcion, he served as the president of Chile between 1841 and 1851. He died in Santiago. At the age of 16 he was imprisoned as a revolutionary by the Spanish authorities, but was soon released, and in 1818 joined the army of San Martin under whom he served as colonel throughout the Chilean War of Independence. After three years of continuous warfare (1820-23), he accomplished the temporary conquest of the Arucanian Indians. He was appointed brigadier general in ...
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