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1973 In Chile
Events in the year 1973 in Chile. Incumbents *President: Salvador Allende until September 11, Augusto Pinochet as President of the Government Junta of Chile * Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army: Carlos Prats until August 23, Augusto Pinochet *Minister of Foreign Affairs: Clodomiro Almeyda, Orlando Letelier, Clodomiro Almeyda, Ismael Huerta *Minister of the Interior: Carlos Prats until August 23, Gerardo Espinoza, Orlando Letelier *Minister of National Defense: Jose Toha, Clodomiro Almeyda, Carlos Prats, Orlando Letelier, Patricio Carvajal Events January *January 5 - Socialist Senator Maria Elena Carrera caused the country's female indignation when she declared that "Only idle women can queue up to buy" * January 6 – Strike of the urban transport of Santiago. * January 7 : ** In Hamburg, a shipment of Chilean copper is seized, while an appeal was presented from the Private Company Kennecott against the State of Chile. ** The Government announces the introduction of a " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Chile
The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is responsible for both the Government of Chile and state administration. Although its role and significance has changed over the history of Chile, as well as its position and relations with other actors in the national political organization, it is one of the most prominent political offices. It is also considered one of the institutions that make up the "Historic Constitution of Chile", and is essential to the country's political stability. Under the current Constitution (adopted in 1980), the president serves a four-year term, with immediate re-election being prohibited. The shorter period (previously the term was six years) allows for parliamentary and presidential elections to be synchronized. The official seat of the president of Chile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party (Chile, 1966)
The National Party (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Partido Nacional'', PN) was a Chilean List of political parties in Chile, political party formed in 1966 by the union of the United Conservative Party (Chile), United Conservative Party, the Liberal Party (Chile, 1849), Liberal Party and the National Action (Chile, 1963), National Action (founded in 1963 by Jorge Prat Echaurren, who had been Minister of Finances in 1954 in Carlos Ibáñez del Campo's cabinet). It represented the right-wing of the Chilean political spectrum, against the centrist Christian Democratic Party (Chile), Christian Democratic Party and the leftist coalition Popular Unity (Chile), Popular Unity. Its candidate Jorge Alessandri lost the 1970 Chilean presidential election, 1970 presidential election. Three years later, in August 1973, after escalating political polarization, the Christian Democrats joined with the National Party in the same legislature against Allende. The following month, newly appointed chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Vuskovic
Pedro Vuskovic Bravo (February 25, 1924 – May 10, 1993) was a Chilean economist of Croatian descent, political figure, minister and author of the economic plan implemented by Salvador Allende during his government called the '' Vuskovic plan''. His economic policies were used by economists Rudi Dornbusch and Sebastian Edwards to coin the term macroeconomic populism.Dornbusch, Edwards, 1989 Life Pedro Vuskovic was born in Antofagasta, and obtained a degree in business administration from the Universidad de Chile. He became a professor of Statistics at the same university, while at the same time working for the CEPAL (''United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean''). Vuskovic joined the ECLAC/FAO in 1950, shortly after its birth as an institution. For nearly 20 years he worked there, with his career in ECLAC culminating in the position of Director of the Development Division, where he played a role in structuring and disseminating the thinking of EC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talcahuano
Talcahuano () (From Mapudungun ''Tralkawenu'', "Thundering Sky") is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile. Geography Together with ten other municipalities, it forms part of the Concepción Province, which in turn is one of four provinces that forms the VIII Region of Biobío Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Talcahuano spans an area of and has 250,348 inhabitants (121,778 men and 128,570 women). Of these, 248,964 (99.4%) lived in urban areas and 1,384 (0.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 59.9% (93,766 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. With a population density of 1,873 inhabitants per square kilometre, it is the seventh most populated city of the country. History The official foundation date of Talcahuano is 5 November 1764 when Antonio de Guill y Gonzaga declared it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concepción, Chile
Concepción (; originally: ''Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz'', "Conception of the Blessed Mother of Light") is a city and commune in central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan area, one of the three major conurbations in the country. It has a significant impact on domestic trade being part of the most heavily industrialized region in the country. It is the seat of the Concepción Province and capital of the Bío Bío Region. It sits about 500 km south of the nation's capital, Santiago. The city was first settled in the Bay of Concepción, in the zone that would later become the commune of Penco, now part of the Concepción conurbation. The city's demonym, , comes from the place of its original foundation. The city center and historic district is located in the Valle de la Mocha (La Mocha Valley), where it relocated after serious damages left by an earthquake in 1751. The origin of Concepción dates back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valparaíso Province
Valparaíso Province ( es, Provincia de Valparaíso) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982). Administration As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, it was governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. Since 2021, however, it is directly governmed by a regional presidential delegate, also appointed by the President, because one of its communes is the regional capital. Communes The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: ''comunas''), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: *Valparaíso *Viña del Mar *Concón *Quintero *Puchuncaví *Casablanca * Juan Fernández History A province with the same name was first created on October 27, 1842, being originally composed of the Valparaíso, Casablanca and Quillota Departments. This law segregated the department of Quillota from the province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Chilean Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 4 March 1973. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 The Confederation of Democracy alliance won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Electoral system The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 25 of the 50 Senate seats up for election. Results Senate Chamber of Deputies References {{Chilean elections Elections in Chile Chile Parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ... March 1973 events in South America Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanquihue, Chile
Llanquihue () is a Chilean commune and city in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region. The city lies on the western shore of Lake Llanquihue, where the Maullín River starts. It is located north of Puerto Varas and south of Frutillar and is connected to both cities by Chile Highway 5. History On 19 June 1968, the government promulgated the law creating the Commune of Llanquihue. The National Congress approved the bill, which in its first article states: Commune Llanquihue Puerto Varas, Llanquihue Province, the capital is the town of Llanquihue. A dialect of German is spoken by the people of this commune. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Llanquihue spans an area of and has 16,337 inhabitants (8,141 men and 8,196 women). Of these, 12,728 (77.9%) lived in urban areas and 3,609 (22.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 13.6% (1,951 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Administration As a commune, Llanquihue is a thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Velasco
Eugenio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name deriving from the Greek ' Eugene'. The name is Eugénio in Portuguese and Eugênio in Brazilian Portuguese. The name's translated literal meaning is well born, or of noble status. Similar derivative names such as Gino come from Eugenio, or Eugene. Similar names include Eugenios, Efigenio, Eugine and Eugenius. People Aristocracy * Eugenio Alfonso Carlo Maria Giuseppe, Prince of Savoy-Genoa * Eugenio Brunetta d'Usseaux, Italian nobleman * Eugenio Consolini, Italian aristocrat * Eugenio da Palermo, admiral of the Kingdom of Sicily * Eugenio Daza, Filipino ''principale'', educator and military leader * Eugenio Lascorz, pretender to a royal house of Byzantium Business * Eugenios Eugenidis, Greek shipping magnate, benefactor and philanthropist * Eugenio Garza Lagüera, Mexican businessman and philanthropist * Eugenio Garza Sada, Mexican businessman and philanthropist * Eugenio Lopez III, current Chairman and Chief Exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Frei Bolívar
Erwin Arturo Frei Bolívar (18 November 1939 – January 2022) was a Chilean politician who was a senator and presidential candidate in the 1999 election. Life and career Arturo Frei was born in Santiago on 18 November 1939, as the son of Arturo Frei Montalva and Marcela Bolívar Le Fort. His uncle was Eduardo Frei Montalva, who would become President of Chile in 1964. Frei studied at the ''Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones'' in Concepción and Santiago. Later he studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating as a lawyer. As a student, he joined the Christian Democrat Party in 1957. Frei married María Beatriz Ruitort Barrenechea, and they have a son: Arturo Eduardo. For a few years he was assistant professor of tax law, while also working as a lawyer for the Minister of Finance. At the same time he participated in the 1964 election that was won by his uncle. After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, he retired from politics and dedicated himself to priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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