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Born October 15, 1785 or October 16, 1785 • Santiago • Chile
Died September 4, 1821 • Mendoza • Argentina
Title / Office president (1811-1813), Chile
Role In wars of independence

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Bernardo O’Higgins
Chilean head of state
José de San Martín
José de San Martín
Argentine revolutionary
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel Belgrano
Argentine military leader
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet
The first female president of Chile
Michelle Bachelet
president of Chile
Sebastián Piñera
Sebastián Piñera
president of Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
president of Chile
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
president of Chile
Eduardo Frei
president of Chile
Orlando Letelier
Chilean lawyer, economist, and diplomat
Patricio Aylwin Azócar
Patricio Aylwin
president of Chile
Ricardo Lagos
president of Chile
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
president of Chile
Jorge Edwards
Jorge Edwards
Chilean writer, critic, and diplomat
Gabriela Mistral, 1941.
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet
Arturo Alessandri Palma
Arturo Alessandri Palma
president of Chile
Manuel Montt
Manuel Montt
president of Chile
Diego Barros Arana
Chilean historian
Portales, lithograph by A. Legrand
Diego Portales
Chilean politician
Montt, Pedro
Pedro Montt
president of Chile