History of Chile

3D Global Solutions is a private military contractor (PMC), based in Indiana (USA). It presents itself as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOB) that specializes in the recruitment of retired military veterans for careers in information technology and physical security. ...more on Wikipedia about "3D Global Solutions"

The ABC Powers refers in diplomacy to the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. They have been referred to by this name since the beginning of the 20th century, especially in reference to the diplomatic ABC Powers Conference of 1914: ...more on Wikipedia about "ABC Powers"

The Alto de la Alianza is a historical monument and landmark in the Atacama desert, near the city of Tacna, Peru, where a crucial battle on May 26, 1880 took place. Bolivian forces in alliance with Peruvian forces battled against the Chilean Army, finally Bolivians retreating to the highlands, and Peruvians forced north, losing strongholds in Arica and Tacna. It is considered a day of regional holiday in Tacna, remembering the day when Chile many peruvians and bolivians died defending their country. That day begun a period called 'the captivity of Tacna' that lasted 50 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alto de la Alianza"

The Arauco War was a conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people of the region of Araucanía, of modern Chile. The beginning of the conflict is usually placed at the battle of Reynogüelén, which occurred in 1536 between a expedition of Diego de Almagro and a well organized and numerous group of Mapuche soldiers, near the cofluence of the Ñuble and Itata rivers. Its end however, is more difficult to pin down. Since 1609, each governor of Chile held "Parlamentos" with the Mapuche chiefs, in which they discussed the maintence of a treaty between both parties, violations of which were quite frequent. However, it was not until 1881 that these finally ended, with a process known as the Pacification of Araucanía ...more on Wikipedia about "Arauco War"

Arturo Prat Chacón ( April 4, 1848, Hacienda de Puñual near Ninhue - May 21, 1879, Iquique) was a Chilean naval hero of the War of the Pacific. He reached the degree of Capitán de Fragata, equivalent to commander. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arturo Prat"

The Atacama border dispute began in the 1800s over the Atacama corridor, a part of the Atacama Desert which now forms northern Chile. The Atacama Desert is bordered by the Coast Range on the west and the Andes on the east. The geography of the area was a very large factor in determining how the border dispute began. Because of the mountains, the area has rains only 2 to 4 times a century, making it one of the driest places on Earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atacama border dispute"

General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (born November 25, 1915) was ruler of Chile from 1973 to 1990. He assumed dictatorial power by not relenquishing martial law after, as Commander in Chief of Chile's armed forces, he successfully ousted from power Salvador Allende (a Marxist physician who had become the first Socialist to be elected President of Chile) in a deposement authorized by the Chilean Chamber of Deputies for, its Resolution asserted, Allende's repeated violations of the Chilean Constitution. (These two related-but-disparate events, the legislatively-authorized military removal of Allende, and the assumption of dictatorial power by Pinochet, are to this day still often confused and/or conflated as a lingering legacy of cold war propaganda in the Latin American theater.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Augusto Pinochet"

The Baltimore Crisis was a diplomatic incident that took place in 1891 between Chile and the United States of America. United States Secretary of State James Blaine attempted to aid the government of Chile in its unsuccessful attempt to quell a rebellion when the USS Charleston seized a rebel ship. In response to this action, two sailors from the USS Baltimore were killed in the Chilean port of Valparaíso. The new Chilean government rejected American protests, but after United States President Benjamin Harrison sent a strong message to Congress, Chile apologized and paid $75,000 in compensation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltimore Crisis"

The Battle of Las Salinas was a confrontation between the forces of Hernando and Gonzalo Pizarro against those of Diego de Almagro, on April 6, 1538. The conflict between the Pizarro brothers and Almagro originated in a dispute over the possession of the city of Cuzco during the Spanish conquest of Peru. While Almagro controlled the city from 1537, both considered the it under their jurisdicction. The battle took place in the ancient Indian saltmines of Cachipampa, situated about 5 km south of Cuzco. The result was a victory for the Pizarros: with Almagro captured (to be executed later that year), and his lieutenant, Rodrigo Orgóñez killed on the field of battle, they routed their enemy and took possession of Cuzco. Almagro was executed in July of 1538. ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle of Las Salinas"

Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (born on August 16 1909 - died on January 26 1995) was a Chilean Christian Democrat who has been targeted by Operation Condor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bernardo Leighton"

The Caravan of Death was an Army squad that roamed Chile in October 1973, following Augusto Pinochet's coup, murdering the regime's opponents. Members of Chile's Socialist Party in particular were targeted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caravan of Death"

The Carrera family of Chile became politically influential during the colonial period, played a significant role in Chilean Independence, and remained important throughout the 19th century. Its most prominent members were the children and descendants of Ignacio de la Carrera, a member of Chile's first ruling junta in 1810. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carrera family"

The Chicago Boys (c. 1970s) were a group of about 25 Chilean economists working under the Augusto Pinochet administration. Most of the Chicago Boys received their basic economic education from the School of Economy in Universidad Católica, and were later postgraduate exchange students at the University of Chicago. The group was influenced by Arnold Harberger's Latin American Finance Workshop, Milton Friedman's Money and Banking Workshop, and the Chicago School of Economics. They had written a 189-page manifesto that called for the immediate privatization of Chile's state-owned enterprises that Socialist President Salvador Allende's administration had nationalized. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicago Boys"

This article, part of the History of Chile series, covers the period of the presidency of Salvador Allende. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chile under Allende" http://www.shortopedia.com - now!

Pinochet's rule was characterized by systematic suppression of all leftist opposition, which led some to speak of a "politicide" (or "political genocide"). The worst violence occurred in the first days of the coup's aftermath, with the number of suspected leftists killed or " disappeared" soon reaching into the thousands. ( Charles Horman, a US citizen who was killed during the coup itself and Chilean songwriter Víctor Jara were some of the most famous case of " desaparecidos"). As soon as October 1973, at least 70 persons were killed by the Caravan of Death (Caravana de la Muerte). The National Stadium was used as a concentration camp holding 40 000 prisoners. Approximately 130,000 individuals were arrested in a three-year period, with the number of dead and "disappeared" reaching into the thousands within the first few months. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chile under Pinochet"

The Chilean Civil War of 1891 was an armed conflict between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the sitting President, José Manuel Balmaceda. This conflict ended with the defeat of presidential forces and the President committing suicide as a consequence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chilean Civil War"

The Chilean coup d'état of September 11, 1973 was a watershed event in the history of Chile and the Cold War. Historians and partisans alike have wrangled over its implications ever since. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chilean coup of 1973"

The nationalization of the Chilean copper industry, ("Chilenization") during the Salvador Allende government was the espoused basis for a later international boycott, which further isolated Chile from the world economy, worsening the state of political polarization. The brutal Chilean coup of 1973 was claimed to have resulted from the failure of Allende's policies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chilean nationalization of copper"

The Christian Democrat Party of Chile (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile) is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian Democrat Party of Chile"

Colonia Dignidad ("Dignity Colony", now known as Villa Baviera, " Bavaria Village"), is a settlement located in an isolated area in the Maule Region of southern Chile, near the village of Parral. It was founded by a group of German immigrants led by Paul Schäfer in 1961. The full name of the colony was La Sociedad Benefactora y Educacional Dignidad, like its precursor which the immigrants started in the mid- 1950s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonia Dignidad"

Diego de Almagro ( 1475 – 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo (The Elder), was a Spanish conquistador and a companion and rival of Francisco Pizarro. Born in Aldea del Rey, one account states he was a foundling in the village from which he derived his name. He later lost his left eye battling with coastal natives in the New World. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diego de Almagro"

Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia (Spanish for National Intelligence Directorate) or DINA was the Chilean secret police during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. ...more on Wikipedia about "DINA"

Eduardo Frei Montalva ( 1911– 1982) was the president of Chile from 1964 to 1970. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eduardo Frei Montalva"

Esmeralda (BE-43) is a steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship of the Chilean Navy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Esmeralda (BE-43)"

The National Stadium of Chile must not be confused with the Víctor Jara Stadium. ...more on Wikipedia about "Estadio Nacional de Chile"

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