1891 · Congressionalists (Chilean Navy) vs Balmacedists (Chilean Army / President Balmaceda)
A 1891 civil war pitting the Chilean Congress and Navy against President Jose Manuel Balmaceda and the Army. After the bloody battles of Concon and Placilla, the Congressionalists triumphed and Balmaceda committed suicide, reshaping Chile's political system toward parliamentary rule.
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