1891 in Chile - Chilean Civil War, Itata Incident, Baltimore Crisis, Chilean Presidential Election, 1891 (Paperback)

Chapters: Chilean Civil War, Itata Incident, Baltimore Crisis, Chilean Presidential Election, 1891. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Chilean Civil War of 1891 was an armed conflict between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the sitting President, Jos Manuel Balmaceda. The war saw the confronting of the Chilean Army against the Chilean Navy, that had sided the president and the congress respectively. This conflict ended with the defeat of the Chilean Army and the presidential forces and President Balmaceda committing suicide as a consequence. President Jos Manuel BalmacedaThe Chilean civil war grew out of political disagreements between the president of Chile, Jos Manuel Balmaceda, and the Chilean congress. In 1889 congress became distinctly hostile to the administration of President Balmaceda, and the political situation became serious, at times threatened to involve the country in civil war. According to usage and custom in Chile at the time, a minister could not remain in office unless supported by a majority in the chambers. Balmaceda found himself in the difficult position of being unable to appoint any ministers that could control a majority in the senate and chamber of deputies and at the same time be in accordance with his own views of the administration of public affairs. At this juncture the president assumed that the constitution gave him the power of nominating and maintaining in office any ministers of his choosing, and that congress had no power to interfere. Congress was now only waiting for a suitable opportunity to assert its authority. In 1890 it came to light that President Balmaceda had decided to nominate a close personal friend as his successor. This brought matters to a head, and congress refused to app...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=887305