When the Chilean Civil War of 1829 broke out between the conservative centralists and the liberal federalists, President Francisco Antonio Pinto was forced twice to leave the post of president to Francisco Ramón Vicuña.
When the conflict between conservative centralists and liberal federalists in Chile's civil war of 1829 intensified, President Francisco Antonio Pinto was compelled to vacate the presidency on two occasions before handing over power to Francisco Ramón Vicuña.