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When Chile was discovered
Chile was discovered in 1520 by Ferdinand Magellan. He was the first European to Chile. -
Chile gained Independence
Chile gained Independence from the Spanish on September 18th 1810. -
Chile's flag was made
Chile's flag was made on the 18th of October in the year 1817. -
Longest lasting military government
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo was the longest lasting military government leader. He was in charge from 1927 to 1931. His type of leadership was known as a de facto dictatorship. But the dictatorship was not near as harsh as other Latin American countries. -
Pinochet era
Was a time when a military coup overtook Salvador Allende, (who was a senator of the socialist party of Chile.) which happened on the 11th of September 1973. Bombing took place and later Allende committed suicide. This era lasted from 1973 to 1990. -
The current Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile was passed in a natural plebiscite. Some people of Chile thought this was "highly irregular" and this happened in September of 1980. -
Foreign relations
Democracy returned to Chile in 1990. Chile has been active in the international political arena.They have also been doing well with many foreign relations. -
Chilean census
Was a time when Chileans asked the public if they considered themselves as part of any of the Chilean ethnic groups. The majority considered themselves to be Mapuche and many had mixed ancestries. -
Border disputes with Peru
The two countries have been fighting over the northern part of Chile. This later came known as the War of the Pacific.Also Chile had many mineral resources in the part. Peru began thinking it belong to them but it did not. So later on Peru took Chile to court over the maritime disputes. As a result Chile lost 80 miles of northwestern ocean zone. -
2010 Chile earthquake
This quake had a magnitude of a 8.8 on a moment magnitude scale. The shaking from the quake lasted for three whole minutes. Also 80% of Chile's population felt the quake.After the quake was over it triggered a tsunami. This tsunami was huge. It went all the way up to California and Japan.
