# Democratic Alliance of Chile

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The **Democratic Alliance of Chile** (Spanish: *Alianza Democrática de Chile*) was a coalition of left-wing parties from 1942 to 1946, which succeeded to the [Popular Front](/source/Popular_Front_(Chile)) headed by [Pedro Aguirre Cerda](/source/Pedro_Aguirre_Cerda)'s government (1938–1941).[1] It included the [Radical Party](/source/Radical_Party_(Chile)), the [Socialist Party](/source/Socialist_Party_of_Chile), the [Communist Party](/source/Communist_Party_(Chile)), the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(Chile)), the [National Falange](/source/National_Falange) and the [Workers' Socialist Party](/source/Workers'_Socialist_Party_(Chile)) (until June 1944, when its members integrated the Communist Party), and was also supported by the *[Confederación de Trabajadores de Chile](/source/Confederaci%C3%B3n_de_Trabajadores_de_Chile)* (CTCH) trade-union. The coalition initial aim was to stand united before the [1942 presidential election](/source/1942_Chilean_presidential_election), which were won by the Democratic Alliance's candidate, [Juan Antonio Ríos](/source/Juan_Antonio_R%C3%ADos), who formed a cabinet which was supported by the main parties of the Democratic Alliance. The coalition dissolved itself after the communists were outlawed by [Gabriel Gonzalez Videla](/source/Gabriel_Gonzalez_Videla) in 1947.

## References

1. Peter G. Snow, *Radicalismo Chileno: Historia y doctrina del Partido Radical*, Santiago, Editorial Francisco De Aguirre, 1972, p. 100.

## See also

- [Presidential Republic Era](/source/Presidential_Republic_Era) (1924-1973)

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