List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army
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| Picture | Rank | Name | Entered Office | Exited Office | Position |
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Brigadier | José Miguel Carrera Verdugo José Miguel Carrera José Miguel Carrera Verdugo was a Chilean general, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most important leader of the Chilean War of Independence during the period of the Patria Vieja... |
March 31, 1813 | November 23, 1813 | Army Commander-in-chief |
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Colonel | Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean independence leader who, together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile , he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder... |
November 27, 1813 | September 2, 1814 | Army Commander-in-chief |
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Brigadier | José Miguel Carrera Verdugo José Miguel Carrera José Miguel Carrera Verdugo was a Chilean general, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most important leader of the Chilean War of Independence during the period of the Patria Vieja... |
August 28, 1814 | October 2, 1814 | Army Commander-in-chief |
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Captain General | Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean independence leader who, together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile , he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder... |
April 17, 1819 | January 28, 1823 | Army Commander-in-chief |
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Captain General | Ramón Freire Serrano | February 21, 1823 | April 2, 1830 | Army Commander-in-chief |
| Divisional General | José Joaquín Prieto Vial José Joaquín Prieto José Joaquín Prieto Vial was a Chilean military and political figure. He was twice President of Chile between 1831 and 1841. José Joaquín Prieto was of Spanish and Basque descent.-Early life:... |
April 2, 1830 | September 18, 1841 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
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Divisional General | Manuel Bulnes Prieto Manuel Bulnes -Sources:* Juan B. Alberdi, Biografia de general Bulnes... |
September 18, 1841 | October 18, 1866 | Army Commander-in-chief |
| Divisional General | Marcos Maturana del Campo Marcos Maturana Marcos Maturana del Campo was a Chilean military and political figure who served in the Chilean War of Independence and the War of the Confederation.... |
October 18, 1866 | December 21, 1870 | Senior General Officer | |
| Divisional General | Juan Manuel Jarpa Caamaño | August 8, 1871 | December 31, 1875 | Senior General Officer | |
| Divisional General | Basilio Urrutia Vásquez | August 8, 1871 | April 7, 1879 | Senior General Officer | |
| Divisional General | Justo Arteaga Cuevas | April 8, 1879 | July 18, 1879 | Field Commander-in-chief | |
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Divisional General | Erasmo Escala Arriagada Erasmo Escala Erasmo Escala Arriagada , Chilean soldier, served as commander-in-chief of the Army during part of the War of the Pacific.He was born in Valparaíso, where he also completed his first studies. He joined the Military Academy in 1837... |
July 18, 1879 | March 28, 1880 | Field Commander-in-chief |
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Divisional General | Manuel Baquedano González Manuel Baquedano Manuel Jesús Baquedano González was a Chilean soldier and Chief of Government, who served as Commander-in-chief of the Army during the War of the Pacific. Manuel Baquedano was of Basque descent.-Early life:... |
April 3, 1880 | May 3, 1881 | Field Commander-in-chief |
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Divisional General | Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez was a Chilean politician and military figure who played a major role in the Occupation of the Araucanía.... |
May 3, 1881 | December 19, 1883 | Inspector General |
| Divisional General | Emilio Sotomayor Baeza | January 4, 1884 | August 22, 1888 | Inspector General | |
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Divisional General | José Francisco Gana Castro José Francisco Gana General José Francisco Gana López was a Chilean military and political figure, who took part in the Peruvian War of Independence. José Francisco Gana was of Basque descent.-Early life:... |
August 22, 1888 | September 4, 1891 | Field Commander-in-chief |
| Divisional General | Marco Aurelio Arriagada | September 14, 1891 | August 28, 1894 | Inspector General | |
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Divisional General | Adolfo Holley Urzúa Adolfo Holley Adolfo Holley Urzúa was a Chilean general who served in the War of the Pacific and in the Chilean Civil War and held posts in the resulting government.... |
August 28, 1894 | October 13, 1900 | Inspector General |
| Divisional General | Emilio Korner Emil Körner Emil Körner Henze was a scion of Prussian military tradition brought to Chile and Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army with the rank of Inspector General from 1900 to 1910.-Army modernization plans in Chile:... |
October 13, 1900 | April 19, 1910 | Inspector General | |
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Division General | Jorge Boonen Rivera Jorge Boonen General Jorge Boonen Rivera was a Chilean military officer and minister.He was appointed as Army Inspector General on April 19, 1910, a position he held until April 26, 1921.... |
April 19, 1910 | April 26, 1921 | Inspector General |
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Divisional General | Arístides Pinto Concha | April 26, 1921 | February 13, 1922 | Inspector General |
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Divisional General | Luis Altamirano Talavera Luis Altamirano Division General Luis Altamirano Talavera was a Chilean military officer, minister, Vice President of the Republic and finally President of the Government Junta of Chile between 1924 and 1925.... |
February 13, 1922 | November 28, 1924 | Inspector General |
| Divisional General | Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina Pedro Dartnell Division General Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina was a Chilean military officer and member of the Government Junta of Chile in 1925.-Early life:... |
November 28, 1924 | January 23, 1925 | Inspector General | |
| Divisional General | Mariano Navarrete Ciris | January 31, 1925 | November 10, 1925 | Inspector General | |
| Divisional General | Juan Emilio Ortiz Vega | November 11, 1925 | January 7, 1927 | Inspector General | |
| Divisional General | Francisco Javier Diaz Valderrama | February 18, 1927 | March 20, 1930 | Inspector General | |
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Divisional General | Pedro Charpin Rival | March 21, 1930 | November 7, 1930 | Inspector General |
| Divisional General | Bartolomé Blanche Espejo Bartolomé Blanche General Bartolomé Guillermo Blanche Espejo was a Chilean military officer and provisional president of Chile in 1932.... |
November 7, 1930 | August 4, 1931 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
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Divisional General | Pedro Charpin Rival | August 5, 1931 | August 22, 1931 | Army Commander-in-chief |
| Divisional General | Indalicio Téllez Cárcamo | August 25, 1931 | June 11, 1932 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Agustín Moreno Ladrón de Guevara | June 15, 1932 | August 2, 1932 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Luis Otero Mujica Luis Otero Mujica Luis Otero Mujica was a general and Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army. He took office as commander-in-chief on 3 August 1932 and left the same year on 26 December.... |
August 3, 1932 | December 26, 1932 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Pedro Vignola Cortés | December 26, 1932 | December 21, 1933 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Marcial Urrutia Urrutia | December 23, 1933 | March 27, 1934 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Oscar Novoa Fuentes | March 27, 1934 | December 20, 1938 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Carlos Fuentes Rabe | December 26, 1938 | August 23, 1940 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Oscar Escudero Otárola | August 23, 1940 | March 8, 1943 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Arturo Espinoza Mujica | August 12, 1943 | October 11, 1944 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Alfredo Portales Mourgues | November 8, 1943 | November 12, 1945 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Oscar Fuentes Pantoja Óscar Fuentes Óscar Rene Fuentes is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Municipal Limeño.-Club career:... |
November 12, 1945 | November 29, 1946 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Guillermo Barrios Tirado | November 29, 1946 | August 2, 1947 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Ramón Cañas Montalva | August 2, 1947 | October 8, 1949 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
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Division General | Guillermo Barrios Tirado | October 8, 1949 | January 9, 1950 | Army Commander-in-chief |
| Division General | Rafael Fernández Reyes | January 9, 1950 | October 28, 1952 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Santiago Danús Peña | November 3, 1952 | March 11, 1953 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Carlos Mezzano Camino | March 11, 1953 | June 10, 1954 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Enrique Franco Hidalgo | June 11, 1954 | March 17, 1955 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Raúl Araya Stiglich | March 17, 1955 | May 8, 1956 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Luis Vidal Vargas | May 8, 1956 | November 3, 1958 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | René Vidal Merino | November 3, 1958 | November 13, 1958 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Oscar Izurieta Molina | November 14, 1958 | November 3, 1964 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Bernardino Parada Moreno | November 4, 1964 | July 4, 1967 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Luis Miqueles Caridi | July 5, 1967 | May 3, 1968 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Divisional General | Sergio Castillo Aránguiz | May 3, 1968 | October 24, 1969 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
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Divisional General | René Schneider Chereau René Schneider General René Schneider Chereau was the commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. His murder virtually assured Salvador Allende's eventual overthrow and death in a coup three years later... |
October 27, 1969 | October 22, 1970 | Army Commander-in-chief |
| Division General | Carlos Prats González Carlos Prats General Carlos Prats González was a Chilean Army officer, a political figure, minister and Vice President of Chile during President Salvador Allende's government, and General Augusto Pinochet's predecessor as commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army... |
October 26, 1970 | August 23, 1973 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Division General | Augusto Pinochet Ugarte Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973... |
August 23, 1973 | March 10, 1998 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Lieutenant General | Ricardo Izurieta Caffarena | March 11, 1998 | March 10, 2002 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Lieutenant General | Juan Emilio Cheyre Espinosa Juan Emilio Cheyre Juan Emilio Cheyre Espinoza is a retired Chilean Army General. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army from 2002 to 2006... |
March 11, 2002 | March 10, 2006 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Army General | Oscar Izurieta Ferrer | March 11, 2006 | March 9, 2010 | Army Commander-in-chief | |
| Army General | Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba Poblete | March 10, 2010 | Present | Army Commander-in-chief | |