Gabriel González Videla (22 November 1898–August 22, 1980) was President of Chile from 1946 to 1952. Born in La Serena and trained as a lawyer, he was elected to Chile's Lower House of Congress for the Radical Party in 1929, and served as president of the party from 1932. He ran unsuccessfully for president against Juan Antonio Ríos in 1942. Throughout his career, he also served in many diplomatic postings, and represented Chile at the United Nations conference in San Francisco. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... La Serena (the serene one) is the second oldest city in Chile. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ... Popular Fronts comprise broad coalitions of political and other groups, often made up of oppositioners or left wingers, and often united against particularly stringent circumstances. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... La Serena (the serene one) is the second oldest city in Chile. ... A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ...

González was elected president of Chile in 1946. Soon after assuming office, he launched a harsh campaign against the country's Communist Party. A miners' strike in Lota was brutally suppressed, key figures in the party were exiled, and others, including poet Pablo Neruda, were forced into hiding. Many of the strikers and other opponents of his regime were thrown into vast prison camps. By 1949, these actions had led to violent demonstrations and riots against González, forcing him to declare martial law. This succeeded in restoring order to the country, though it challenged the democractic structure, and Videla's successor, President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, an admirer of Juan Peron in neighboring Argentina, was suspected of attempting to introduce a dictatorship to the country. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A Communist party is a party which promotes Communism. ... Lota is a Hindi word for pot. Though it may refer to any pot, the term is most commonly employed for a container filled with water to facilitate the cleaning of ones anal region after defecation. ... Pablo Neruda as a Presidential candidate in 1970 Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904–September 23, 1973) was the pen name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and Communist party politician Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basualto, considered one of the most important Latin American poets of the 20th century. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect (usually after a formal declaration) when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice (and usually of the whole state). ... Carlos Ibáñez del Campo ( November 3, 1877– April 28, 1960) was a Chilean dictator and political figure. ... Juan Domingo Perón (October 8, 1895 – July 1, 1974) was an Argentine military officer and the President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. ...

González retired from politics after leaving the presidency. He died in 1980.

The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. ...