Bartolomé Blanche
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General Bartolomé Guillermo Blanche Espejo (June 6, 1879 – June 10, 1970) was a Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an military officer and provisional president of Chile in 1932.

He was born in La Serena, Coquimbo Region
Coquimbo Region
The IV Coquimbo Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is some 400 km north of the capital, Santiago.The capital and largest city is La Serena, other important cities include the seaport Coquimbo and the agricultural centre...

, where he completed his early studies. Later, he was accepted at the military academy. He had a very successful military career, and was promoted to General in 1927.

In 1932 he became Interior Minister to the provisional government of Carlos Dávila
Carlos Dávila
Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza , was a Chilean political figure, Chairman of Government Junta of Chile in 1932, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1954 until his death in 1955.-Early life:...

. After the later's resignation, he became Provisional Presidente on September 13, 1932. Nonetheless, the Antofagasta coup d'état of September 27, 1932 followed by the uprising of the army garrison of Concepción forced him to resign less than a month later, on October 3. He was replaced by Abraham Oyanedel
Abraham Oyanedel
Abraham Oyanedel Urrutia was president of Chile in 1932.He studied law at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, and in 1897 received his law degree. During the Chilean Civil War in 1891, Oyanedel fought for the Congressional army.In 1927, he was appointed a member of the Supreme Court of Chile ,...

, President of the Supreme Court of Justice.

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Bibliography:
Remembranzas del General Bartolome Blanche Espejo. ISBN 978-956-7527-52-6. (2008)
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