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| Jan.15 |
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Pope Francis in Chile at start of Latin America visit 
Francis has arrived in Chile on a visit overshadowed by child sexual abuse accusations against almost 80 members of Chilean clergy
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| Jul.7 |
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Chile Caravan of Death: Former army commander Cheyre arrested
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| Oct.5 |
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Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed. US Georgia
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| Aug.7 |
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Chile ex-spymaster, Manuel Contreras, dies at 86
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| May.14 |
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Two die during Chile student protest in Valparaiso
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| May.6 |
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Chilean president asks cabinet to resign
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| Jan.31 |
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President Bachelet proposes end to total abortion ban
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| Oct.25 |
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Chilean parents march against President's education reform
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| Aug.27 |
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Chilean sailor makes history after announcing he is gay |
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| Apr.2 |
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Chile leader evacuates as second big quake strikes |
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| Dec.15 |
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Huge poll win for Chilean left 
Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet has been elected Chilean president for a second time, defeating her run-off rival by a wide margin
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| Nov.17 |
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Chile election goes to second round
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| Nov.2 |
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Tortured Chilean wins compensation |
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| Sep.4 |
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Chile judges apologise for past role |
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| Jun.10 |
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Clashes at anti-Pinochet protest |
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| Jun.7 |
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Chile rally against Pinochet film |
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| Jul.19 |
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Ex-Chilean president's death was suicide |
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| Mar.21 |
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Obama hails Latin America progress |
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| Mar.2 |
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Chile mine report blames owners |
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| Feb.27 |
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Chileans commemorate quake
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| Jan.24 |
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Chilean president rebuked over landing |
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| Oct.18 |
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Pinera: Mining conditions must improve. London
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| Sep.19 |
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Pinera accused of playing politics |
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Pinera speaks with trapped miners
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| Sep.18 |
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Chilean miners mark bicentenary |
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| Apr.24 |
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Cult leader Schaefer dies in Chile prison
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| Mar.27 |
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Preisdent Pinera marks month since quake
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| Mar.11 |
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Pinera sworn in as president Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as president, minutes after it was hit by the largest aftershock since devastating earthquake
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| Mar.5 |
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Chile sacks official over tsunami alert
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| Mar.2 |
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Bachelet urges survivors to stay calm
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| Feb.28 |
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President Bachelet steps up quake rescue
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| Jan.17 |
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Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election| Conservative Sebastian Pinera has won presidential run-off, ending two decades of centre-left rule. Social Democrat Eduardo Frei conceded defeat after resu... | |
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| Dec.13 |
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Presidential race to see runoff
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| Mar.28 |
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Biden appeals to G20 protesters
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| Nov.16 |
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30 tons of extra aid sent to quake area
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| Oct.4 |
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Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
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| Sep.21 |
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Fujimori begins flight home
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Chile court extradites Fujimori | Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru | |
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| Sep.12 |
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Hundreds arrested on coup anniversary
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| Jul.11 |
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Judge blocks Fujimori extradition
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| Dec.12 |
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Hecklers, admirers bid farewell to Pinochet The tense funeral was held in the capital, Santiago, at the military college. Some 3,000 packed a courtyard
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| Dec.10 |
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Clashes follow death of Pinochet Jubilant opponents danced in the center of Santiago. Police used water cannon and tear gas to control crowds
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General Pinochet dead Map of Santiago Chile Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
| Augusto Pinochet was in power from 1973-90 after overthrowing the government when 3,000 people were killed or disappeared. Supporters saw Pinochet as a Cold War hero for overthrowing President Allende. The dictatorship brought South America's most stable economy
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| Dec.3 |
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Pinochet has heart attack The 91-year-old former military leader is in a serious but stable condition in a military hospital in Santiago
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| Mar.11 |
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Chile ushers in first female president Socialist Michelle Bachelet suffered prison, torture and exile under the military dictatorship
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| Jan.27 |
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US sends back Pinochet daughter Washington: Lucia Pinochet has been sent back to Argentina from the US two days after arriving there
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| Jan.25 |
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Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S. Washington: U.S. officials took into custody Lucia Pinochet at an airport because of an arrest warrant in Chile
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| Jan.15 |
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Bachelet wins presidency| Socialist Michelle Bachelet appeared to have won a solid victory to become the country's first woman president | |
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| Dec.11 |
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Leaders face poll run-off A onetime political prisoner Bachelet will face a conservative airline and broadcasting tycoon Pinera
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Socialist female candidate leads
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| Nov.24 |
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Pinochet charged over dissidents Former military ruler has been ordered to stay under house arrest
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| Nov.6 |
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Fujimori under arrest Peru's disgraced ex-President, wanted there on human rights abuse, was arrested during a surprise visit
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| Dec.18 |
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Pinochet 'suffers stroke'
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| Dec.13 |
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Judge charges Pinochet The former President has been placed under house arrest on human rights charges
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| Nov.20 |
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Bush urges unity against N. Korea nukes U.S. President met with a succession of Asian leaders in Santigao at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
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| Nov.19 |
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APEC leaders greeted by protests
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| May.28 |
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Court lifts Pinochet's immunity
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| May.7 |
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Chileans granted right to divorce
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| Mar.14 |
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U.S. dismisses Chile's Iraq proposal |
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| Mar.12 |
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Chile, Mexico are holdouts on Iraq |
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| Jul.9 |
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Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial An appeals court ruled that 85-year-old former dictator is mentally unfit to stand trial at this time
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| Mar.8 |
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Pinochet murder charges dropped |
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| Dec.1 |
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Pinochet to stand trial |
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| May.24 |
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Pinochet's immunity ends A court strips Pinochet of immunity from prosecution as a senator-for-life, clearing way for trial on murder and torture
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| Jan.17 |
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Socialist candidate elected president Ricardo Lagos, an opponent of Pinochet, is the first socialist to be elected head of state since Salvador Allende in 1970
before year 2000
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| Feb. 12, 1818 |
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Independence of Chile proclaimed| The War of Independence was an armed conflict between pro-independence criollos seeking independence from Spain and royalist criollos | |
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.16 |
30 tons of extra aid sent to quake area
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| 2018 |
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| Jan.15 |
Pope Francis in Chile at start of Latin America visit Francis has arrived in Chile on a visit overshadowed by child sexual abuse accusations against almost 80 members of Chilean clergy
| 2013 |
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| Dec.15 |
Huge poll win for Chilean left Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet has been elected Chilean president for a second time, defeating her run-off rival by a wide margin
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| Nov.17 |
Chile election goes to second round
| 2010 |
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| Jan.17 |
Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election| Conservative Sebastian Pinera has won presidential run-off, ending two decades of centre-left rule. Social Democrat Eduardo Frei conceded defeat after resu... | |
| 2009 |
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| Dec.13 |
Presidential race to see runoff
| 2006 |
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| Jan.15 |
Bachelet wins presidency| Socialist Michelle Bachelet appeared to have won a solid victory to become the country's first woman president | |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.11 |
Leaders face poll run-off A onetime political prisoner Bachelet will face a conservative airline and broadcasting tycoon Pinera
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| Dec.11 |
Socialist female candidate leads
| 2000 |
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| Jan.17 |
Socialist candidate elected president Ricardo Lagos, an opponent of Pinochet, is the first socialist to be elected head of state since Salvador Allende in 1970
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| 2011 |
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| Feb.27 |
Chileans commemorate quake
| 2010 |
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| Sep.18 |
Chilean miners mark bicentenary |
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| Mar.27 |
Preisdent Pinera marks month since quake
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.11 |
Judge blocks Fujimori extradition
| 2006 |
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| Jan.27 |
US sends back Pinochet daughter Washington: Lucia Pinochet has been sent back to Argentina from the US two days after arriving there
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| Jan.25 |
Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S. Washington: U.S. officials took into custody Lucia Pinochet at an airport because of an arrest warrant in Chile
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| 2011 |
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| Jul.19 |
Ex-Chilean president's death was suicide |
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| Mar.2 |
Chile mine report blames owners |
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| Jan.24 |
Chilean president rebuked over landing |
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| 2015 |
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| Oct.5 |
Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed. US Georgia
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| 2011 |
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| Mar.21 |
Obama hails Latin America progress |
| 2010 |
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| Oct.18 |
Pinera: Mining conditions must improve. London
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| Sep.19 |
Pinera speaks with trapped miners
| 2009 |
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| Mar.28 |
Biden appeals to G20 protesters
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| 2016 |
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| Jul.7 |
Chile Caravan of Death: Former army commander Cheyre arrested
| 2013 |
|
| Nov.2 |
Tortured Chilean wins compensation |
|
| Sep.4 |
Chile judges apologise for past role |
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.24 |
Pinochet charged over dissidents Former military ruler has been ordered to stay under house arrest
| 2004 |
|
| Dec.13 |
Judge charges Pinochet The former President has been placed under house arrest on human rights charges
|
| May.28 |
Court lifts Pinochet's immunity
| 2001 |
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| Jul.9 |
Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial An appeals court ruled that 85-year-old former dictator is mentally unfit to stand trial at this time
|
| Mar.8 |
Pinochet murder charges dropped |
| 2000 |
|
| Dec.1 |
Pinochet to stand trial |
|
| May.24 |
Pinochet's immunity ends A court strips Pinochet of immunity from prosecution as a senator-for-life, clearing way for trial on murder and torture
|
|
| 2004 |
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| Nov.20 |
Bush urges unity against N. Korea nukes U.S. President met with a succession of Asian leaders in Santigao at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| May.6 |
Chilean president asks cabinet to resign
| 2014 |
|
| Apr.2 |
Chile leader evacuates as second big quake strikes |
| 2010 |
|
| Sep.19 |
Pinera accused of playing politics |
|
| Mar.11 |
Pinera sworn in as president Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as president, minutes after it was hit by the largest aftershock since devastating earthquake
|
| Mar.5 |
Chile sacks official over tsunami alert
|
| Mar.2 |
Bachelet urges survivors to stay calm
|
| Feb.28 |
President Bachelet steps up quake rescue
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.4 |
Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.3 |
Pinochet has heart attack The 91-year-old former military leader is in a serious but stable condition in a military hospital in Santiago
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.6 |
Fujimori under arrest Peru's disgraced ex-President, wanted there on human rights abuse, was arrested during a surprise visit
| 2004 |
|
| Dec.18 |
Pinochet 'suffers stroke'
|
|
| 2015 |
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| May.14 |
Two die during Chile student protest in Valparaiso
| 2014 |
|
| Oct.25 |
Chilean parents march against President's education reform
| 2012 |
|
| Jun.10 |
Clashes at anti-Pinochet protest |
|
| Jun.7 |
Chile rally against Pinochet film |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.12 |
Hundreds arrested on coup anniversary
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.10 |
Clashes follow death of Pinochet Jubilant opponents danced in the center of Santiago. Police used water cannon and tear gas to control crowds
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.19 |
APEC leaders greeted by protests
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.27 |
Chilean sailor makes history after announcing he is gay |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Jan.31 |
President Bachelet proposes end to total abortion ban
| 2006 |
|
| Mar.11 |
Chile ushers in first female president Socialist Michelle Bachelet suffered prison, torture and exile under the military dictatorship
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Aug.7 |
Chile ex-spymaster, Manuel Contreras, dies at 86
| 2010 |
|
| Apr.24 |
Cult leader Schaefer dies in Chile prison
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.12 |
Hecklers, admirers bid farewell to Pinochet The tense funeral was held in the capital, Santiago, at the military college. Some 3,000 packed a courtyard
|
| Dec.10 |
General Pinochet dead Map of Santiago Chile Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
| Augusto Pinochet was in power from 1973-90 after overthrowing the government when 3,000 people were killed or disappeared. Supporters saw Pinochet as a Cold War hero for overthrowing President Allende. The dictatorship brought South America's most stable economy
|
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