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{{Infobox_President
| name=Manuel Bulnes
| image=ManuelBulnes.JPG
| order=5th [[President of Chile]]
| term_start=[[September 18]], [[1841]]
| term_end=[[September 18]], [[1851]]
| predecessor=[[José Joaquín Prieto]]
| successor=[[Manuel Montt]]
| birth_date={{birth date|1799|12|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place=[[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], [[Chile]]
| dead=
| death_date={{death date and age|1866|10|18|1799|12|25|mf=y}}
| death_place=[[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]]
| spouse=[[Enriqueta Pinto]]
| party=[[Conservative Party (Chile)|Conservative]]
| vicepresident=[[Ramón Luis Irarrazaval]]
}}
'''Manuel Bulnes Prieto''' ([[December 25]], [[1799]] - [[October 18]], [[1866]]) was a [[Chile]]an military and [[political figure]]. He was twice [[President of Chile]] between [[1841]]-[[1846]] and [[1846]]-[[1851]].
Born in [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], he served as the [[president of Chile]] between [[1841]] and [[1851]]. At the age of 16 he was imprisoned as a revolutionary by the Spanish authorities, but was soon released, and in [[1818]] joined the army of [[José de San Martín|San Martin]] under whom he served as colonel throughout the [[Chilean War of Independence]]. After three years of continuous warfare ([[1820]]-[[1823|23]]), he accomplished the temporary conquest of the Arucanian Indians. He was appointed brigadier general in [[1831]]; commanded the Chilean army in [[1838]] sent against [[Andrés de Santa Cruz|Gen. Santa Cruz]] in [[Peru]]; and, after taking [[Lima]] and winning the battles of [[battle of Huaraz|Huaraz]] and [[battle of Puente del Buin|Puente del Buin]], combined his forces with those of [[Agustín Gamarra|Gamarra]] and defeated Santa Cruz at the [[Battle of Yungay]] (January 19, 1839), thus putting an end to the confederation between Peru and [[Bolivia]].He died in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]].
=== Cabinet ===
{{Infobox Chile Cabinet Historical
|align=Center
|Name=Bulnes
|President=Manuel Bulnes
|President start=18 September 1841
|President end=18 September 1851
|Interior Foreign Affairs=[[Ramón Luis Yrarrázabal]]
|Interior Foreign Affairs start=19 May 1841
|Interior Foreign Affairs end=10 April 1845
|Interior Foreign Affairs 2=[[Manuel Montt]]
|Interior Foreign Affairs start 2=10 April 1845
|Interior Foreign Affairs end 2=18 September 1846
|Interior Foreign Affairs 3=[[Manuel Camilo Vial]]
|Interior Foreign Affairs start 3=18 September 1846
|Interior Foreign Affairs end 3=12 June 1849
|Interior Foreign Affairs 4=[[José Joaquín Pérez]]
|Interior Foreign Affairs start 4=12 June 1849
|Interior Foreign Affairs end 4=19 April 1850
|Interior Foreign Affairs 5=[[Antonio Varas]]
|Interior Foreign Affairs start 5=19 April 1850
|Interior Foreign Affairs end 5=
|War Navy=General [[José María de la Cruz]]
|War Navy start=18 September 1841
|War Navy end=20 April 1842
|War Navy 2=General [[José Santiago Aldunate]]
|War Navy start 2=20 April 1842
|War Navy end 2=18 September 1846
|War Navy 3=General [[José Manuel Borgoño]]
|War Navy start 3=18 September 1846
|War Navy end 3=8 April 1848
|War Navy 4=[[Pedro Nolasco Vidal]]
|War Navy start 4=8 April 1848
|War Navy end 4=18 September 1851
|Finance=[[Manuel Rengifo]]
|Finance start=18 September 1841
|Finance end=10 April 1845
|Finance 2=[[José Joaquín Pérez]]
|Finance start 2=10 April 1845
|Finance end 2=22 September 1846
|Finance 3=[[Manuel Camilo Vial]]
|Finance start 3=22 September 1846
|Finance end 3=9 May 1848
|Finance 4=[[Salvador Sanfuentes]]
|Finance start 4=9 May 1848
|Finance end 4=12 June 1849
|Finance 5=[[Antonio García Reyes]]
|Finance start 5=12 June 1849
|Finance end 5=19 April 1850
|Finance 6=[[Jerónimo Urmeneta]]
|Finance start 6=19 April 1850
|Finance end 6=7 May 1852
|Justice Clergy Instruction=[[Manuel Montt]]
|Justice Clergy Instruction start=27 March 1841
|Justice Clergy Instruction end=10 April 1845
|Justice Clergy Instruction 2=[[Antonio Varas]]
|Justice Clergy Instruction start 2=10 April 1845
|Justice Clergy Instruction end 2=18 September 1846
|Justice Clergy Instruction 3=[[Salvador Sanfuentes]]
|Justice Clergy Instruction start 3=18 September 1846
|Justice Clergy Instruction end 3=12 June 1849
|Justice Clergy Instruction 4=[[Manuel Antonio Tocornal]]
|Justice Clergy Instruction start 4=12 June 1849
|Justice Clergy Instruction end 4=2 July 1850
|Justice Clergy Instruction 5=[[Máximo Mujica]]
|Justice Clergy Instruction start 5=2 July 1850
|Justice Clergy Instruction end 5=18 September 1851
}}
==Sources==
* Juan B. Alberdi, ''Biografia de general Bulnes'' (Santiago, 1846)
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| after=[[Manuel Montt]]
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| before=[[José Joaquín Prieto]]
| after=[[Marcos Maturana]]
| years='''1841-1866'''}}
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