List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army
Presidential republic (1925–1973)

List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army

Section Title: Presidential republic (1925–1973)
Table Section Text: None

№	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office

Inspector General

1	Juan Emilio Ortiz Vega	Divisional General Juan Emilio Ortiz Vega	11 November 1925	7 January 1927	1 year, 57 days

2	Francisco Javier Díaz Valderrama	Divisional General Francisco Javier Díaz Valderrama	18 February 1927	20 March 1930	3 years, 2 days

3	Pedro Charpin Rival	Divisional General Pedro Charpin Rival	21 March 1930	7 November 1930	231 days

Army Commander-in-chief

4	Bartolomé Blanche Espejo	Divisional General Bartolomé Blanche Espejo (1879–1970)	7 November 1930	4 August 1931	270 days

(3)	Pedro Charpin Rival	Divisional General Pedro Charpin Rival	5 August 1931	22 August 1931	17 days

5	Indalicio Téllez Cárcamo	Divisional General Indalicio Téllez Cárcamo	25 August 1931	11 June 1932	291 days

6	Agustín Moreno Ladrón de Guevara	Divisional General Agustín Moreno Ladrón de Guevara	15 June 1932	2 August 1932	1 year, 48 days

7	Luis Otero Mujica	Divisional General Luis Otero Mujica (1879–1940)	3 August 1932	26 December 1932	145 days

8	Pedro Vignola Cortés	Divisional General Pedro Vignola Cortés	26 December 1932	21 December 1933	360 days

9	Marcial Urrutia Urrutia	Divisional General Marcial Urrutia Urrutia	23 December 1933	27 March 1934	94 days

10	Óscar Novoa Fuentes	Divisional General Óscar Novoa Fuentes	27 March 1934	20 December 1938	4 years, 268 days

11	Carlos Fuentes Rabe	Divisional General Carlos Fuentes Rabe	26 December 1938	23 August 1940	1 year, 241 days

12	Óscar Escudero Otárola	Divisional General Óscar Escudero Otárola	23 August 1940	8 March 1943	2 years, 197 days

13	Arturo Espinoza Mujica	Divisional General Arturo Espinoza Mujica	12 August 1943	11 October 1944	1 year, 60 days

14	Alfredo Portales Mourgues	Divisional General Alfredo Portales Mourgues	8 November 1944	12 November 1944	1 year, 4 days

15	Óscar Fuentes Pantoja	Divisional General Óscar Fuentes Pantoja	12 November 1945	29 November 1946	1 year, 17 days

16	Guillermo Barrios Tirado	Divisional General Guillermo Barrios Tirado	29 November 1946	2 August 1947	246 days

17	Ramón Cañas Montalva	Divisional General Ramón Cañas Montalva	2 August 1947	8 October 1949	2 years, 67 days

(16)	Guillermo Barrios Tirado	Divisional General Guillermo Barrios Tirado	8 October 1949	9 January 1950	93 days

18	Rafael Fernández Reyes	Divisional General Rafael Fernández Reyes	9 January 1950	28 October 1952	2 years, 293 days

19	Santiago Danús Peña	Divisional General Santiago Danús Peña	3 November 1952	11 March 1953	128 days

20	Carlos Mezzano Camino	Divisional General Carlos Mezzano Camino	11 March 1953	10 June 1954	1 year, 91 days

21	Enrique Franco Hidalgo	Divisional General Enrique Franco Hidalgo	11 June 1954	17 March 1955	279 days

22	Raúl Araya Stiglich	Divisional General Raúl Araya Stiglich	17 March 1955	8 May 1956	1 year, 52 days

23	Luis Vidal Vargas	Divisional General Luis Vidal Vargas	8 May 1956	3 November 1958	2 years, 179 days

24	René Vidal Merino	Divisional General René Vidal Merino	3 November 1958	13 November 1958	10 days

25	Óscar Izurieta Molina	Divisional General Óscar Izurieta Molina	14 November 1958	3 November 1964	5 years, 355 days

26	Bernardino Parada Moreno	Divisional General Bernardino Parada Moreno	4 November 1964	4 July 1967	2 years, 242 days

27	Luis Miqueles Caridi	Divisional General Luis Miqueles Caridi	5 July 1967	3 May 1968	303 days

28	Sergio Castillo Aránguiz	Divisional General Sergio Castillo Aránguiz	3 May 1968	24 October 1969	1 year, 174 days

29	René Schneider Chereau	Divisional General René Schneider Chereau (1913–1970)	27 October 1969	22 October 1970	360 days

30	Carlos Prats González	Divisional General Carlos Prats González (1915–1974)	26 October 1970	23 August 1973	2 years, 301 days

Sentence(s)

General René Schneider Chereau (1913 – 1970) was the commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army until 1970.

final_sentence: General René Schneider Chereau (1913 – 1970) was the commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army until 1970.