Liberal Republic
Period of Chilean history from 1861 to 1891
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Liberal Republic (Spanish, República Liberal) is the period of Chilean history between 1861 and 1891. It is characterized by the rise of the liberal political faction the Pipiolos who opposed the Pelucones who had dominated the preceding period known as the Conservative Republic. They promulgated constitutional reforms that limited the power of the president and increased the power of the Congress.[1]
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CapitalSantiago
CommonlanguagesSpanish
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic under the liberal party
CurrencyChilean peso
Republic of Chile República de Chile | |||||||||
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| 1861–1891 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Santiago | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic under the liberal party | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1861–1871 | José Joaquín Pérez (first) | ||||||||
• 1891 | Manuel Baquedano (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 18 September 1861 | |||||||||
| 18 September 1891 | |||||||||
| Currency | Chilean peso | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | CL | ||||||||
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