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Sebastián Piñera – Chilean billionaire, businessman and politician; former President of Chile; Aníbal Pinto – 9th President of Chile (1876-1881) Augusto Pinochet – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Chile, President of the Government Junta of Chile, dictator from 1973 until 1990 and President from 1981 onwards.
Chile was the least wealthy realm of the Spanish Crown for most of its colonial history. Only in the 18th century did a steady economic and demographic growth begin, an effect of the reforms by Spain's Bourbon dynasty and a more stable situation along the frontier.
This is a timeline of Chilean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Chile and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Chile .
Estefan is one of the most beloved performers in Latin music history (and in music history in general). During her legendary career, Estefan sold over 100 million records, landed 38 #1 hit on the ...
This is a list of photographs considered the most important in surveys where authoritative sources review the history of the medium not limited by time period, region, genre, topic, or other specific criteria.
Animal figures and symbols abound but images of people did not appear unless they were important or had some magical significance for the tribe. [ 3 ] Petroglyphs south of Atacama, Chile, near to the facilities of La Silla Observatory, Atacama Region , northern Chile.
"People – rightly – state that history is important to study so that we can learn from the mistakes of the past, or identify patterns of where we might be going in the future, but I think the ...
The setting is Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the Americas, often called el fin del mundo, and though it is 1901 and the beginning of a new century, it certainly feels like the end of ...