Pedro Montt

Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo ˈmond]; 29 June 1849, Santiago, Chile – 16 August 1910, Bremen, Germany)[1] was a Chilean political figure.

His government furthered railroad and manufacturing activities but ignored pressing social and labour problems.

Unsuccessful in his first bid for the presidency in 1901, Montt was elected by a large majority in 1906 as the candidate of the National Union ticket.

His first action was to call out the army to suppress large-scale strikes in 1907, which resulted in the Santa María School massacre.

His administration supported the construction of a railway that ran the length of the country and stimulated the production of nitrates and copper.