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During the long Spanish era in Chile, whenever a new governor-general took office in Santiago, a military parade was called by the troops of the city garrison under the Spanish Army. On Sept. 19, 1810, the formal inauguration of the First Government Junta took place in Santiago which saw the first ever military parade of the new nation.
Attracting millions of people, and simulcast live on radio, television and on the Internet, the parade, led by the Chilean Armed Forces (Chilean Army, Chilean Navy and Chilean Air Force) and the Carabineros de Chile, plus since 2019 the Investigations Police of Chile, takes place in the afternoon, and (when 19 September is a Sunday, Monday ...
Its personnel are annual participants in the Great Military Parade of Chile. The Big Band often performs folk music with Chilean artists and folklorist. [9] In April 2020, the band performed at the hospital "El Carmen" in support of those frontlines medical personnel combating COVID-19. [10]
The tiniest of Chile's soldiers and police officers stole the show at the country's annual military parade earlier this week. A group of 45-day-old puppies, members of the national police force's ...
The Chilean Army is famous for its elaborate drill, exhibited in large scale during the Día de las Glorias Navales on 21 May and the Parada Militar de Chile (Great Military Parade of Chile) on 19 September. The early armed forces adopted many Prussian military traditions, and it was during this period that the Chilean military had many of its ...
A 2004 SERNAM study reported that 50 percent of married women in Chile had suffered spousal abuse, 34 percent reported having suffered physical violence, and 16 percent reported psychological abuse. [22] According to another study from 2004, 90 percent of low-income women in Chile experience some type of domestic violence. [41]
SANTIAGO, Chile —Mery Cortez has no answers, nine months after discovering — on social media — that her son had been killed by the military while attending a protest march. Two days before ...
Military ranks and insignia of Chile The Chilean Armed Forces ( Spanish : Fuerzas Armadas de Chile ) is the unified military organization comprising the Chilean Army, Air Force, and Navy. The President of Chile is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy through the Minister of Defence.