Pedro Montt
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15th President of Chile
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| In office September 18, 1906 – August 16, 1910 |
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| Vice President | Ismael Tocornal |
| Preceded by | Germán Riesco |
| Succeeded by | Elías Fernández |
| Vice President | Elías Fernández |
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| Born | June 29, 1846 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | August 16, 1910 (aged 64) Bremen, Germany |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Sara del Campo Yávar |
Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt (June 29, 1846 - August 16, 1910) was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910, whose conservative government furthered railroad and manufacturing activities but ignored pressing social and labour problems. He was the son of former Chilean president Manuel Montt.
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The son of the former Chilean president Manuel Montt, Pedro Montt graduated in law from the National Institute in 1870. He was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1876 and became its president in 1885. Montt held two posts in the cabinet of President José Manuel Balmaceda, but he later (1891) took an active part in the revolution that overthrew Balmaceda. He then went to the United States, first as an agent of the revolutionary junta and later (after U.S. recognition) as minister from Chile.
Unsuccessful in his first bid for the presidency (1901), Montt was elected by a large majority in 1906 as the candidate of the National Union ticket. His first action was to call out the army to suppress large-scale strikes (1907). His administration supported the construction of a railway that ran the length of the country and stimulated the production of nitrates and copper. It did little, however, to improve the living conditions of the people. In 1910 Montt left Chile for medical treatment in Germany, where he died.
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- Short biography (Spanish)
- Genealogical chart of Montt family (Spanish)
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Minister of Industry and Public Works 1887-1888 |
Succeeded by Vicente Dávila |
| Preceded by Juan de Dios Vial |
Minister of Finance 1889-1890 |
Succeeded by Pedro Nolasco Gandarillas |
| Preceded by Ramón Barros Luco |
Minister of the Interior 1893-1894 |
Succeeded by Enrique Mac-Iver |
| Preceded by Germán Riesco |
President of Chile 1906-1910 |
Succeeded by Elías Fernández |
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