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Pedro Montt | |
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.jpg) Montt, c. 1902 | |
| 14th President of Chile | |
| In office September 18, 1906 – August 16, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Germán Riesco Errázuriz |
| Succeeded by | Elías Fernández Albano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1849-06-29)June 29, 1849 |
| Died | August 16, 1910(1910-08-16) (aged 61) |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Sara del Campo Yávar |
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Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt (Latin American Spanish:[ˈpeðɾoˈmond]; 29 June 1849,Santiago,Chile – 16 August 1910,Bremen, Germany)[1] was aChileanpolitical figure. He served as thepresident of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probablestroke in 1910. His government furthered railroad[2] and manufacturing activities but ignored pressing social and labour problems.
The son of the former Chilean presidentManuel Montt Torres andRosario Montt Goyenechea, Pedro Montt graduated in law from the National Institute in 1870. He was elected a member of theChamber of Deputies in 1876 and became its president in 1885. Montt held two posts in the cabinet of PresidentJosé Manuel Balmaceda, but in 1891 he 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.
Unsuccessful in his first bid for the presidency in 1901, Montt was elected by a large majority in 1906 as the candidate of theNational Union ticket. His first action was to call out the army to suppress large-scale strikes in 1907, which resulted in theSanta María School massacre. His administration supported the construction of a railway that ran the length of the country and stimulated the production of nitrates andcopper. It did little, however, to improve the living conditions of the people. In 1909, then-child-prodigy pianistClaudio Arrau played for Montt, who was so taken by the performance that he authorized a ten-year grant from the Chilean government for Arrau to study in Europe. In 1910, Montt left Chile for medical treatment inGermany, but died before he could return to Chile.[3]
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| Preceded by Position created | Minister of Industry and Public Works 1887–1888 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Finance 1889–1890 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1893–1894 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of Chile 1906–1910 | Succeeded by |
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| National | |
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