- Juan Pablo Bennett
Division General Juan Pablo Bennett Argandoña (
January 25 ,1871 -August 12 ,1951 ) was aChile an military officer and member of the Government Junta that ruledChile between 1924 and 1925.Juan Pablo Bennett was born in
La Serena , the son of Charles (Carlos) Bennett Stacey and Buenaventura Argandoña Barraza. In 1903, he married Carlota Agacio Batres, with whom had 5 children: Antonio, Maria Luisa, Juan, Carlota and Jenny.He had a brilliant career in the army. In 1909 he was sent as
military attaché to the Chilean embassy inBerlin . In 1924, he was named Minister of War and Navy, by PresidentArturo Alessandri .On
September 11 ,1924 he joined the conservative military coup that ousted presidentArturo Alessandri . He served as member of a Government Junta that ruled the country untilJanuary 23 ,1925 , together with GeneralLuis Altamirano and Vice-AdmiralFrancisco Nef . OnFebruary 6 ,1925 he was retired from active duty. He died in Santiago in 1951.External links
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