Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) themselves by trying to burn and destroy incriminating evidence. Such actions had the effect of justifying the existence of heavily armed forces in Chile. And by extension, justified the dictatorship's conduct against such "violent" offenders. In the 1970s junta members Gustavo Leigh and Augusto Pinochet clashed on several occasions beginning in the day of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Leigh criticized Pinochet for having joined the coup very late and then pretending to keep all power for himself. In December 1974 Leigh opposed the proposal to name Pinochet president of Chile. Leigh recalls about that moment that, "Pinochet was furious,
President of the Regency Council President of the Regency Council During the Spanish State, "caudillo" Francisco Franco he created the Regency Council on 26 July 1947 and became its president. This allowed Franco to hold this office as regent, until he appointed a successor to restore the kingdom of Spain. Following his visit to Portugal, from 22 October 1949 to 27 October 1949 several politicians became regent across this period. Later, following Franco's illness, the future king of Spain Juan Carlos was chosen as Franco's designated successor and became acting head of state from 19 July 1974 till 2 September 1974. Soon after this appointment,