11 Facts About Emiliano Figueroa

Emiliano Figueroa served as acting president for a few months in 1910.

Emiliano Figueroa studied in the San Ignacio School and then went on to study law at the State University.

Emiliano Figueroa graduated in 1889 and that same year was named secretary to the Intendant of Santiago.

Emiliano Figueroa decided to embark on a political career and joined the Liberal Democratic Party, which supported a stronger executive.

Emiliano Figueroa was elected deputy for Victoria and Melipilla in 1900 and reelected in 1903.

In 1909, Emiliano Figueroa was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, this time representing Itata.

Emiliano Figueroa was considered a harmless politician and the three major political parties in Chile, Conservative, Liberal, and Radical, chose him as a consensus candidate for the 1925 Chilean presidential election.

Emiliano Figueroa easily defeated Salas and became president on 23 December 1925.

Emiliano Figueroa kept the ambitious General Carlos Ibanez as Minister of War, and later named him Minister of the Interior.

Unable to withstand the political pressure, Emiliano Figueroa resigned and Ibanez became acting president.

Emiliano Figueroa died in a car accident on May 16,1931.