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It will be years before the workers, terrorized by the brutal repression, resume the struggle for their rights. 1910. Centenary of Chilean independence. Celebrations are darkened by the death of President Pedro Montt, the only president between 1831 and 1925 did not serve for a full five-year term. 1912.
The territory of Chile has been populated since at least 3000 BC. By the 16th century, Spanish invaders began to raid the region of present-day Chile, and the territory was a colony between 1540 and 1818, when it gained independence from Spain. The country's economic development was successively marked by the export of first agricultural ...
At the time, Chile was a middle-class country, with about 30% or 9 million Chileans being middle class. The collapse of Chilean democracy marked the end of a series of democratic governments that had held elections since 1932. Historian Peter Winn described the 1973 coup as one of the most violent events in Chilean history.
Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile and are shown in the map to the side. Some virtually have the same epicenters like the 1604 and 1868 (in Arica), the 1730 and 1822 (in Valparaíso), the 1751 and 1835 (in Concepción), and the 1575 and 1837 (in Valdivia).
Victory. Signing of the Treaty of Ancón between Chile and Peru in 1883. Signing of the Treaty of Valparaiso between Chile and Bolivia in 1884. Bolivia becomes de facto and de jure landlocked. Peruvian Civil War of 1884–1885. Saltpeter becomes Chile's main source of wealth for several years.
Sundays year-round. January 1 ( Feast of the Circumcision of Christ at the time; New Year in the late 20th and 21st centuries), June 29 (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul), August 15 (Assumption of Mary), December 8 (Immaculate Conception), December 25 (Christmas Day), and the movable holidays of the Ascension of Jesus Christ and Corpus Christi.
Category: Historical events in Chile. ... 2024 events in Chile by month (1 C) C. Elections in Chile (7 C, 33 P) D. Diplomatic conferences in Chile (5 P)
Chilean (blue) and average Latin American (orange) GDP per capita (1980–2017) Chilean (orange) and average South American (blue): Rates of Growth of GDP (1971–2007) The "Miracle of Chile" was a term used by economist Milton Friedman to describe the reorientation of the Chilean economy in the 1980s and the effects of the economic policies applied by a large group of Chilean economists who ...