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Historical Timeline for Chile - A chronology of key events
- 1492 โก America discovers Christopher Columbus.
- 1493-1494 โก The Bull Intercaetera Divinae and the Treaty of Tordesillas divide Latin America between the Portuguese and the Spaniards.
- 1516 โก Juan Diaz de Solis' first expedition to Chile.
- 1520 โก Discovery of Tierra del Fuego and the Straits of All Saints by Magellan.
- May 1535 โก Diego de Almagro leaves Cuzco at the head of an army to explore Chile.
- 1540 โก Beginning of the Spanish conquest of Chile led by Pedro de Valdivia.
- February 12, 1541 โก Foundation of Santiago de New Extremadura by Pedro de Valdivia.
- 1542-1553 โก Spanish advance and foundation of many towns, including Concepciรณn, Villarica, La Serena.
- 1553 โก Capture of Tucapel by the Mapuche. Defeat and death of Valdivia.
- 1557 โก Arrival of Hurtado de Mendoza who retakes Tucapel and executes the cacique Caupolican.
- 1569 โก Publication of La Araucana, by Alonzo de Ercilla y Zuniga.
- 17th century โก Establishment of the colony, under the supervision of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Rivalries between Spaniards, Creoles and the Church.
- 1683 โก The King of Spain frees native slaves.
- 18th century โก Century of peace, economic and urban development and the first administrative reforms.
- 1756 โก Creation of the University of San Felipe de Santiago. Criticism and liberalism win over intellectuals.
- 1778 โก Spain authorizes free trade with the New World.
- 1788 โก San Felipe University opens its doors in Santiago.
- 1791 โก Governor Ambrosio O'Higgins suppresses the encomienda.
- 1805 โก Spain is cut off from its colonies.
- 1806 โก Double defeat of the English trying to retake Buenos Aires. The Creoles are genuinely aware of the concept of their own nationality.
- September 18, 1810 โก First assembly of the Chilean government (cabildo abierto). Independence day date.
- July 1811 โก Meeting of the first national congress.
- 1814 โก Defeats of the Chilean troops in Rancagua against the viceroy. Flight of O'Higgins to Argentina and alliance with San Martรญn.
- February 12, 1818 โก Independence of Chile.
- April 5, 1818 โก Decisive victory of Maipรบ of the liberals against the royalists.
- 1823 โก First Constitution of the country. General Feire replaces Bernardo O'Higgins, Supreme Leader of Chile since 1817.
- 1833 โก New Chilean Constitution under the aegis of Diego Portales, who came to power in 1830.
- 1837 โก Victory for Bulnes at Yungay against the Peru-Bolivia confederation.
- 1842 โก Foundation of the University of Chile.
- 1855 โก Civil Code.
- 1865 โก Spanish war against the Peru-Bolivia-Ecuador-Chile coalition.
- April 5, 1879 โก Chile declares the "war in the Pacific".
- May 21, 1879 โก Battle of Iquique.
- January 1881 โก Victory for the Chilean troops who enter Lima. Annexation of Tarapaca, Arica, Tacna (Peru) and Antofagasta (Bolivia).
- 1891 โก Suicide of Balmaceda (in power since 1886) and beginnings of parliamentarism.
- 1907 โก Massacre of the Santa Marรญa mines in Iquique: 1,000 to 3,000 dead.
- September 9, 1924 โก The army intervenes to force Congress to pass social laws long demanded by the government.
- August 30, 1925 โก "Presidential" constitution headed by Arturo Alessandri.
- November 15, 1945 โก Gabriela Mistral is the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- 1947 โก Chile's accession to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance.
- 1962 โก Football World Cup in Chile. Chile ranks third.
- 1965 โก Creation of the MIR (Revolutionary Left Movement).
- 1967 โก Agrarian reform law. The formation of agricultural unions is permitted.
- September 4, 1970 โก Election of Salvador Allende, socialist.
- 1971 โก Pablo Neruda receives the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- October 1972 โก General strike by truck drivers (financed by the CIA) which blocks the country.
- March 1973 โก Legislative elections. Progression of the left.
- September 11, 1973 โก Military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. Bombing of La Moneda Palace. Death of Allende. Seizure of power by the dictator.
- June 20, 1974 โก Pinochet proclaims himself "Supreme Leader of the Nation".
- December 17, 1974 โก Pinochet becomes President of the Republic.
- 1978 โก Pinochet passes a law amnestying all offenses, except those of common law, committed between September 1973 and March 1978.
- 1978-1979 โก Discovery of the Lonquen mass graves and the Santiago cemetery.
- September 11, 1980 โก Pinochรฉtiste constitution approved by referendum (still in force despite amendments).
- 1982 โก Sudden economic crisis: the GDP falls by 14.3%. First demonstrations against the regime in July.
- 1983 โก Demonstrations against the junta government.
- November 1984 โก A perpetual treaty of peace and friendship is signed with Argentina at the Vatican, under the aegis of John Paul II, recognizing the definitive southern borders between the two countries.
- April 1, 1987 โก The Pope plays a bad joke on the general by visiting him.
- October 1988 โก Triomphe of "No! Ya basta" during the plebiscite of Pinochet who tries to extend his power until 1997 (54% of no).
- July 30, 1989 โก The reform of the Constitution is approved by 87.5% of the voters (the PC is legalized, the number of appointed parliamentarians decreases ...).
- December 14, 1989 โก First democratic elections in 19 years. Victory for the Concertaciรณn candidate, Patricio Aylwin. Pinochet is still Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (until 1998).
- March 16, 1990 โก Parliament resumes its sessions after 16 years of silence.
- April 24, 1990 โก Creation of the "Truth and Reconciliation" Commission. It will list 3,500 dead and 967 missing between 1973 and 1990 (report of March 4, 1991). Pinochet refutes everything altogether.
- March 10, 1998 โก Pinochet was replaced at the head of the army by Izzurieta and became a senator for life the next day.
- October 16, 1998 โก Pinochet is arrested in a London clinic. English courts do not recognize his impunity.
- December 1998 โก Charging of General Pinochet for crimes against humanity at the request of the Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon. The people who lodged a complaint for the constitution of the case are plaintiffs, including the French and Spanish governments.
- January 16, 2000 โก Election in the second round of Ricardo Lagos (socialist), with 51.31% of the votes.
- March 2000 โก Release of Augusto Pinochet for medical reasons. Return of the dictator to Chile.
- March 2000 โก Augusto Pinochet's parliamentary immunity lifted by the Supreme Court. He will never be tried, officially for "health reasons".
- January 29, 2001 โก Home arrest of Augusto Pinochet by judge Juan Guzmรกn Tapia.
- 2004 โก Divorce is finally authorized by the Civil Code (which dated from 1880), despite the hostility of the Church.
- 2005 โก Pinochet tax evasion scandal with Riggs bank in the United States (approximately $ 8 million).
- 2005 โก Reform of the Constitution: โdesignatedโ senators or โlifeโ senators disappear.
- November 24, 2005 โก Pinochet is charged with six disappearances within the framework of Operation Colombo (disappearance of 119 opponents in 1975).
- January 15, 2006 โก Michelle Bachelet wins the second round of the presidential election (start of her presidency on March 11).
- May 26, 2006 โก The biggest student mobilization for 30 years, the famous "Pingรผinos revolution" (nickname given to college students).
- December 10, 2006 โก Augusto Pinochet dies in the military hospital of Santiago, following a myocardial infarction. National mourning is not decreed, "for the good of Chile" in the words of President Bachelet. No homage of former head of state is paid to him (only the honors of former commander-in-chief of the armed forces).
- March 16, 2007 โก Law creating the 14th Chilean Lake District, of which Valdivia becomes the capital (entered into force on October 2, 2007)
- March 23, 2007 โก Law creating the 15th Chilean region of Arica-Parinacota. Arica becomes its capital (entered into force on October 9, 2007).
- May 2, 2008 โก Eruption of the Chaitรฉn volcano, one of the largest in the world in recent years.
- December 2009 and January 2010 โก Presidential election, won by Alianza candidate Sebastian Piรฑera, putting an end to 20 years of leftist government.
- February 27, 2010 โก Terrible earthquake of 8.8 on the Richter scale which devastates (with its posterior tsunami) the central-south of Chile.
- March 2010 โก Piรฑera officially becomes President of the Republic.
- August 5 - October 13, 2010 โก Epic of the 33 miners stranded in the San Josรฉ mine, near Copiapรณ in the Atacama region.
- May 9, 2011 โก Approval by a Commission of the HydroAysรฉn hydroelectric project, leading to massive demonstrations across the country.
- July-August 2011 โก Major student demonstrations across the country to demand better and free public education.
- 2012 โก General census of the Chilean population.
- October 28, 2012 โก Municipal elections: half-victory for the Concertaciรณn (but very low participation, around 60%), which obtained 43% of the votes (ie 5% more than in 2008). Santiago, Providencia, Concepciรณn and Punta Arenas, in particular, have passed to the left.
- March 1, 2013 โก No smoking in restaurants, bars and nightclubs (except on the terrace for restaurants).
- March 11, 2014 โก Michelle Bachelet begins her second term as President of the Republic.
- January 2015 โก The country legalizes civil unions for heterosexual and homosexual couples.
- July 2015 โก Home to the football Copa America for the seventh time in its history, Chile won the cup and left the country in turmoil.
- September 17, 2015 โก An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale hits central northern Chile, 177 km north of Valparaiso, killing 13 people.
- August 21, 2016 โก The Chilean Constitutional Court approves the law on the decriminalization of abortions is lying.