The following lists events that happened during 1972 in Chile.

Incumbents

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 re ...

Salvador Allende Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (, , ; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death on 11 September 1973. He was the fir ...

Events

January

*January 2 – The former president

Eduardo Frei Montalva Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva (; 16 January 1911 – 22 January 1982) was a Chilean political leader. In his long political career, he was Minister of Public Works, president of his Christian Democratic Party, senator, President of the ...

in a press article accuses the Popular Unity government of destroying the country. *The president of the

Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...

Luis Corvalán Luis Nicolás Corvalán Lepe (14 September 1916, in Puerto Montt – 21 July 2010) was a Chilean politician. He served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh). Corvalán joined the Communist Party of Chile at the age of f ...

calls for revolution against the government by declaring that "the path of violence is not excluded whatever the form." *

January 4 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1601–1900 *1649 – Engli ...

– The Supreme Court of Justice rejects the thesis of the Executive in the appeal of the requisition of the Yarur Industry, arguing the Commercial Court was competent to hear the appeal filed by the company. *January 6 – The existence of an agreement between

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

and

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to exchange school textbooks is denounced. *January 7 – President

appoints the interior minister,

José Tohá José Tohá González (February 6, 1927 – March 15, 1974) was a Chilean journalist, lawyer, and politician of the Socialist Party (PS). Biography Tohá was born in Chillán, the son of Spanish immigrant José Tohá Soldavilla and of Brunilda Go ...

as the new defense minister. *

January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...

– Complementary elections of a senator for O'Higgins and Colchagua and a deputy for Linares . The opposition candidates won. *January 25 – A new

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

delegation arrives in

to discuss bilateral agreements with the UP government. *January 28 – The Comptroller General of the Republic reports the entry of 1,178

Cubans Cubans ( es, Cubanos) are people born in Cuba and people with Cuban citizenship. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic, religious and national backgrounds. Racial and ethnic groups Census The population of Cuba wa ...

since September

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

February

*February 2 – The XIII Viña del Mar International Song Festival is held, animated by César Antonio Santis and Gabriela Velasco. *February 4 – President

recognizes the actions of Soviet fishing boats in artisanal areas of the country. *February 11 – President

visits the Italian American Cloth Factory (FIAP) in the commune of

Tomé Tomé () is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is bordered by Coelemu to the north, Ránquil and Florida to the east, Penco to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The local economy is based mainly on textile man ...

. *February 13 – In

Lebu Lebu may refer to: * Lebu, Chile, a city and capital of the Arauco Province of the Biobio Region of Chile * Lebu River, located in the Arauco Province of the Biobio Region of Chile * LEBU, acronym for Large Eddy Break Up * Libu or Lebu, Egyptian te ...

President

announces the creation of a large fishing port with credits from the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

*February 25 – The government publicly acknowledges the increase in the black market for meat.

March

*March 7 – MAPU deputy Óscar Guillermo Garretón announces the requisition of 91 companies in the country. *March 8 – The drop in production reaches 90% in the National Tire Industry (INSA). *11 March –

Cuban packages The Cuban packages (1972) was a Chilean conspiracy theory involving President Salvador Allende, his Minister of the Interior, Hernán del Canto and the Director of the Civil Police Eduardo Paredes. It was cited by the authors of the Chamber of Dep ...

*March 14 – It is denounced in Session No. 67 of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

that 10 Soviet ships are authorized by President

to carry out "scientific research actions". *March 17 – The Comptroller General of the Republic rejects the requisition of the Madeco industry by the Ministry of Economy. *March 24 – There are 100 paralyzed estates in the province of Ñuble, according to the police report of the day. *March 27 – Alfredo Joignaut,

Intendant An intendant (; pt, intendente ; es, intendente ) was, and sometimes still is, a public official, especially in France, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. The intendancy system was a centralizing administrative system developed in France. In ...

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

denies permission for the so-called ''Freedom March''. *March 30 – The Government of

signed an agreement for the acquisition of 5,000 tractors from the

. *March 31 – A van belonging to the social assistance department of the presidency crashed 2 km from the town of Curimon, two members of the GAP were arrested and ammunition, grenades and plans of military regiments were discovered.

April

* April 2 – Nibaldo Soto Alarcón, former foreman of the La Patagua estate, in

Cauquenes Cauquenes, a city and commune in Chile, is the capital of the Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region. History According to the historical records of Alonso de Ercilla, Cauquenes was originally inhabited by an indigenous community o ...

, committed suicide upon learning that his land had been expropriated. *April 4 – Resolution No. 112 of the Directorate of Industry and Commerce (Dirinco), published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of

, announces the creation of the Supply and Price Control Boards (JAP). *April 13 – The third

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the ...

(UNCTAD III) is held at the then

Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral The Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) (formerly known as the Diego Portales Building) is a cultural center located on 227 Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, in Santiago de Chile. The complex was originally built to serve as the headquarters fo ...

in the city of

May

*May 21 – The third United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ends. *May 27 – Weapons are found in the vehicle of Mirista leader Edgardo Enriquez Espinoza.

June

*June 7 – A complaint is filed against the Minister of Mines Eduardo Paredes Barrientos for customs fraud for the so-called

. *June 21 – Photographer Antonio Quintana dies.

July

*July 6 – The

Christian Democratic Party __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...

and the National Party create the Confederation of Democracy ahead of the

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 ...

. *July 11 – Président

visits Saladillo, where together with the Andean miners he acknowledges that the goals for copper production will not be achieved. *July 16 – Complementary election of a deputy for

Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than ...

Amanda Altamirano Guerrero, a Popular Unity candidate, won. *July 24 – 1,000 residents of the town of Lo Hermida de

Peñalolén Peñalolén (Mapudungun "fraternal meeting place") is a Chilean commune in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on November 15, 1984. History The commune was founded on November 15, 1984. Drug arrests During 2019, Chi ...

belonging to the MIR erect barricades and take over a service station and a supermarket. *July 26 – In

Lo Barnechea Lo Barnechea is a commune located in the northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile, northeastern sector of the province of Santiago and its area corresponds to 48% of this province. Its urban boundaries are: to the north with Los Andes, Chile, Los An ...

the funeral of a worker assassinated by a socialist militant is held. *July 27 – The

approves a constitutional accusation against the Minister of the Interior Hernán del Canto.

August

*August 3 – 80,000 tons amounts to the country's weak wheat crop. *August 4 – After a shootout at the Moncada Barracks camp, Hector Nieto Cayupil, a member of the National Liberation Command, is arrested. *August 5 – 11 wounded and 165 detainees in the camps ''assault on the moncada barracks'', ''Lulo Pinoche'' and ''Vietnam Heroico''. In turn, there was a discovery in the camp ''Los Sin Casa'' in Lo Hermida where the communist worker Rene Saravia died. *August 7 – President

visits the town of Lo Hermida. *August 11 – The Social Democratic Party is dissolved. *August 15 – 10

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guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the People's Revolutionary Army arrived at the Pudahuel Airport on a hijacked plane. *August 17 – In

Punta Arenas Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Aren ...

there is a total closure of shops in protest against the rise of the dollar. The merchant Manuel Aguilar dies in a confrontation between businessmen and the forces of order. *August 20 –

State of Emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

is decreed in the

Magallanes Region The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...

due to the three-day strike of the unions due to the death of Manuel Aguilar. *August 21 – The strike of the unions ends in

. *August 22 –

is decreed in the

Santiago Metropolitan Region Santiago Metropolitan Region ( es, link=no, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Mos ...

due to the looting of supermarkets. *August 23 – José Ramon Jara dies in the city of

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during a confrontation of civilians protesting against the hikes who were attacked by socialists and members of the MAPU *August 26 – The government expires the concession of the radio National Society of Agriculture of Los Ángeles. *August 30 – The Mayor of Los Ángeles, Italo Zunino, decreed a total stoppage of activities, which left the city without activity for several days. *Members of the military structure of the Socialist Party, sheltered at the headquarters of that political group, in the city of Concepción, shoot at a Carabineros van, assassinating Corporal Exequiel Aroca Cuevas.

September

*September 1 – Arrested and injured with contusions is the balance of the strike decreed by the Federation of secondary students (FESES) against the Minister of Education Anibal Palma. *September 5 – President

declares his desire for a new constitution ''That the people for the first time understand that it is not from above but that it must be born from the very roots of their own conviction the fundamental letter that It will give it its existence as a worthy, independent and sovereign people. *September 13 – As the first step for the creation and operation of the popular courts within the companies, the assembly of workers of the bio-bio promotion factory intervened by the government was considered. *September 15 – The indigenous law 17,729 is promulgated *September 21 – Architect and designer Luciano Kulczewski dies in

at the age of 76. *September 26 – The San Juan Earthquake could be felt in the cities of La Serena, Coquimbo, Ovalle, Illapel, La Ligua, San Felipe and Los Andes.

October

*October 4 –

Fatherland and Liberty The Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front ( es, Frente Nacionalista Patria y Libertad or simply , PyL) was a fascistAcademic literature describing FNPL as a fascist movement: * "Pablo Rodriguez, a lawyer and gremialista, formed the Movimiento ...

militant Patricio Jarpa was detained by members of the GAP who took him to the PDI headquarters on General Mackena Street where he was tortured by 18 hours with electricity shocks. *October 6 – Taxpa Bimotor Accident, where eight people disappeared, when a charter flight bound for the

Juan Fernández Islands The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic i ...

plunged into the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

. *October 9 – A national strike is called by the Confederation of Truck Owners in rejection of the government's claim to create a state-owned trucking company in the

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,which would be known as the "October Strike". ». *October 11 – President

participates in the

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. *13 October –

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 The Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was a chartered flight from Montevideo, Uruguay, bound for Santiago, Chile, that crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. The accident and subsequent survival became known as the Andes flight disaste ...

*October 20 – Provinces in

are raised to 20. *October 23 – Democratic radio stations are removed from the mandatory national network *October 25 – An extremist from

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and another from

were detained in a small station belonging to ODEPLAN who, in addition to being armed, were carrying a card from the presidency of the republic *October 28 – President

pardons the socialist deputy Joel Marambio who was detained in Santa Cruz for kidnapping.

November

November 2 Events Pre-1600 * 619 – A qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate is assassinated in a Chinese palace by Eastern Turkic rivals after the approval of Tang emperor Gaozu. * 1410 – The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the ...

– President Allende takes the oath in La Moneda to his new government, which includes some members of the Armed Forces. Army General Carlos Prats as Interior Minister, Admiral Ismael Huerta as Minister of Public Works and Transportation, and Air Force General Claudio Sepúlveda as Minister of Mining. *November 5 – End of the truckers' strike *

November 10 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. * 937 – Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang ...

– In Viña del Mar, a bomb is thrown into the garden of Admiral Ismael Huerta's house, which is found by his wife the next day. However it did not explode. *November 16 –

will sell to the

20,000 walls of shoes in an agreement signed by the economy minister Pedro Vuskovic

December

*December 1 – President

visits

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*December 5 – 50 members of the UP with sticks and clubs under the protection of the intervener leave 9 wounded in the continental cloth industry *December 7 – President

visits the

*December 10 – President

visits

*December 22 – Survivors of

are rescued.

Births

*8 January –

Esteban Valencia Esteban Valencia may refer to: * Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1972) * Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1999) Esteban Cristóbal Valencia Reyes (born 13 August 1999) is a Chilean people, Chilean association football, footballer who curre ...

*5 February –

Tamara Acosta Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (born 5 February 1972) is a prominent Chilean actress. Career Tamara Acosta graduated from the Theater School of . She is a recognized figure of theater, television, and above all is known as "the muse of Chilean cine ...

*9 February –

Álvaro Véliz Álvaro Véliz (born February 9, 1972, Santiago, Chile), is a Chilean singer. He represented Chile at the 2006 Viña del Mar International Song Festival , image = , caption =Overture to the closing night of LI Viña del Mar Internatio ...

*31 March –

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Award for Best Director, Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film ''The Othe ...

*6 April –

Daniel Alcaíno Daniel Alcaíno Cuevas (, born April 6, 1972) is a Chilean actor and comedian. He is popularly known for his comedy characters ''Peter Veneno'' (roughly based in Ivan Zamorano), and ''Yerko Puchento'', an outspoken showbusiness journalist and p ...

*30 April – Oscar Villalón *11 May –

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*29 May – Cristián Sánchez *24 July – Julián Elfenbein *22 September –

Paris Inostroza Paris Inostroza (born 22 September 1972) is a Chilean former fencer. He competed in the individual épée events at the 1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and ...

*12 November – Sergio Lagos *13 November – Pedro Reyes *20 December – Carolina Goić *24 December –

Klaus Schnellenkamp Klaus Schnellenkamp (born 1972) is a German Chilean author. His book, ''Geboren im Schatten der Angst; Ich überlebte die Colonia Dignidad. (Born in the shadow of fear; I survived Colonia Dignidad)'', details his escape and life during the Military ...

, German-Chilean author

Deaths

*19 September –

Luciano Kulczewski Luciano Kulczewski (Luciano Kulczewski García) (8 January 1896 Temuco, Chile – 19 September 1972 Santiago) was a Chilean architect of the 20th century. Family Kulczewski was born to a family of Polish descent. His grand grandfather, Maciej ...

(born 1896)

References

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