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Francisco Ramon Vicuna

Francisco Ramon Vicuna (9 September 1775-13 January 1849) was President of Chile from 16 July to 19 October 1829 (interrupting Francisco Antonio Pinto's terms) and from 2 November to 7 November 1829 (succeeding Pinto and preceding Jose Tomas Ovalle). He was affiliated with the liberal Pipiolos.

Biography[]

Francisco Ramon Vicuna was born in Santiago, Chile on 9 September 1775, and he participated in the Chilean War of Independence as a political leader for the patriots. Bernardo O'Higgins appointed him as his government's representative to the northern provinces, and he became Mayor of Santiago in 1823. In 1829, President Francisco Antonio Pinto was twice forced to leave Vicuna as interim President with the outbreak of the Chilean Civil War of 1829, and Vicuna was deposed when conservative troops capture him and his government at Coquimbo on 7 December 1829. He died in 1849.

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