Chilean Civil War of 1891

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The Chilean Civil War of 1891 was an armed conflict between forces loyal to President José Manuel Balmaceda and those supporting the National Congress, which reshaped Chile’s political system and marked the end of presidential dominance in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Guerra Civil de 1891 ⓘ
combatant Congressional (Congressist) forces ⓘ
Presidential (Balmacedist) forces ⓘ
conflictType internal conflict ⓘ
consequence economic disruption in Chile ⓘ
increased power of National Congress of Chile ⓘ
political exile and persecution of Balmacedists ⓘ
weakening of executive branch in Chile ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
deathTollEstimate over 10,000 killed ⓘ
endTime 1891-09-04 ⓘ
followedBy Chilean Parliamentary Republic period ⓘ
hasCause constitutional conflict between President and National Congress ⓘ
dispute over control of the national budget ⓘ
struggle over presidential versus congressional powers ⓘ
hasEffectOn Chilean constitution ⓘ
Chilean political system ⓘ
civil–military relations in Chile ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
leader Emil Körner ⓘ
Jorge Montt ⓘ
José Manuel Balmaceda ⓘ
location Chile ⓘ
Concón ⓘ
Iquique ⓘ
Placilla ⓘ
Valparaíso ⓘ
mainEvent Battle of Concón ⓘ
Battle of Placilla ⓘ
Bombardment of Valparaíso ⓘ
opponent forces loyal to President José Manuel Balmaceda ⓘ
forces supporting the National Congress of Chile ⓘ
participant Balmaceda government ⓘ
Chilean Army ⓘ
Chilean National Congress ⓘ
Chilean Navy ⓘ
partOf history of Chile ⓘ
precededBy presidency of José Manuel Balmaceda ⓘ
result defeat of President José Manuel Balmaceda ⓘ
end of strong presidential dominance in Chile ⓘ
establishment of parliamentary republic in Chile ⓘ
victory of Congressional forces ⓘ
significantPerson Emil Körner ⓘ
Jorge Montt ⓘ
José Manuel Balmaceda ⓘ
Ramón Barros Luco ⓘ
startTime 1891-01-07 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Regimiento de Infantería N.º 1 Buin → participatedIn → Chilean Civil War of 1891 ⓘ
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo → participatedIn → Chilean Civil War of 1891 ⓘ
History of Chile → importantEvent → Chilean Civil War of 1891 ⓘ
Benjamin Harrison administration → foreignPolicyAction → Chilean crisis of 1891–1892 ⓘ
linked to: Chilean Civil War of 1891
Chilean Civil War of 1851 → relatedTo → Chilean Civil War of 1891 ⓘ
Republican era of Chile → significantEvent → Chilean Civil War of 1891 ⓘ
Jorge Montt Álvarez → participantIn → Chilean Civil War of 1891 ⓘ