The following lists events that happened during 1977 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 r ...

Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...

Events

January

*January 1 - The tax on books begins to govern. *January 5 - The Government intervenes in Banco Osorno and La Unión. *January 7 - In Calama the Sports Club

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...

is founded. *January 28 - The Government closes Radio Balmaceda, belonging to the Christian Democracy.

February

*February 4 - The XVIII International Song Festival of Viña del Mar is held. Conducted by Antonio Vodanovic and María Graciela Gómez. *February 8 - Two interprovincial buses collide near the city of Calama, resulting in 17 deaths and 20 injuries.

March

*March 12 -

decrees the dissolution of all political parties, with the exception of the National Party of Chile and others from the Right. *March 30 - Unknown persons set fire to the studios of the radio station La Voz de la Costa in Osorno, belonging to the

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. *March 31 - The extension of Line 1 of the Santiago Metro is inaugurated, which includes the section between La Moneda and Salvador stations.

April

*April 4 - The Ministry of the Interior prohibits the importation of the books by

Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo () or Gabito () throughout Latin America. Considered one ...

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Ll ...

and Julio Cortázar

May

*2 May – Beagle Channel Arbitration

June

*June 7 - The La Rioja Earthquake is felt in

Copiapó Copiapó () is a city and commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region. Copiapó lies about 800 km nort ...

Vallenar Vallenar is a city and commune in Atacama Region, Chile. It is the capital of the Huasco Province and is located in the valley of the Huasco River. Vallenar has 52,000 inhabitants. Its main activities are farming and mining. It was founded as S ...

, La Serena and

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 ...

. *June 14 to 23 - Relatives of disappeared detainees carry out a hunger strike at ECLAC headquarters.

July

*9 –

Acto de Chacarillas The Acto de Chacarillas was a ritualized youth event held in the summit of Cerro Chacarillas in Santiago, Chile on 9 July 1977 organized by the military dictatorship of Chile. It was organized by the Frente Juvenil de Unidad Nacional to commemorat ...

August

*August 13 - With the publication in the Official Gazette of decree laws 1876 and 1878, the Government dissolves the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) and replaces it with the National Information Center (CNI)

September

*September 5 - Invited to participate in the ratification of the Panama Canal agreements,

travels to

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, where he meets with President

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1 ...

and other Latin American leaders.

October

*October 12 - The cast of

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, commanded by

Roberto Gómez Bolaños Roberto Gómez Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little William Shakespeare, Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and au ...

(better known as Chespirito), visits

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, whos ...

and performs a double function at the Estadio Nacional.

November

*November 3 -

Manuel Contreras Juan Manuel "Mamo" Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda (4 May 1929 – 7 August 2015) was a Chilean Army officer and the former head of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional, National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), Chile's secret police during the ...

resigns from the leadership of the CNI. Odlanier Mena assumes his replacement. *November 20 -

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 ...

establishes diplomatic relations with Suriname. The agreement is signed between the representatives of both countries before the Organization of American States. *November 23 - A strong tremor is felt due to the Caucete earthquake in the province of San Juan,

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. The earthquake is felt in the cities of

Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. After the Spanish American wars ...

Chañaral Chañaral is a small coastal city and commune in the Atacama Region, Chile and capital of the Chañaral Province. It is largely unknown by tourists, who generally head straight for towns such as San Pedro de Atacama. The town has no high rise ...

, La Serena,

Ovalle Ovalle is a city in the Coquimbo Region of Chile, founded in 1831 as a settlement. It has a population of more than 113,000 people. The name Ovalle was chosen to honor to Chile's vice-president, José Tomás Ovalle. Ovalle is the capital of the ...

Illapel Illapel () is a Chilean city, which is the capital of the Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region. It lies along the Illapel River and marks the country's narrowest point along a parallel (94 km). It is located to the east of Los Vilos. Administr ...

La Ligua La Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. Demographics According to data from the 2002 Census o ...

, San Felipe and Los Andes.

December

*December 1 - Chile's ambassador to the UN, Sergio Diez, denies before the United Nations General Assembly the existence of disappeared detainees and reiterates the Government's version that said disappearances actually corresponded to internal purges of the MIR, which simply they had no legal existence, or that they were dead or exiled people. *December 6 - The aftershock of the Caucete earthquake is felt in the cities of

and

. *December 12 - Augusto Pinochet announces the holding of a National Consultation, in which the "Yes" option will support the government's management and reject foreign interference. *December 22 - Former socialist senator Erich Schnake goes into exile in

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. *December 29 to 31 - The second hunger strike of relatives of the disappeared detainees takes place in Santiago, this time in the Church of San Francisco.

Births

*19 January –

Nicole (Chilean singer) Denisse Lillian Laval Soza (born January 19, 1977, in Chile), better known by her stage name Nicole, is a Chilean singer-songwriter, based in Santiago and Miami. Biography Nicole began her career as a child. Her first album '' Tal vez me estoy ...

*23 January – Javier di Gregorio *5 February – Rodrigo Núñez *20 February –

María José Prieto María José Prieto Larraín (Santiago, February 20, 1977) is a Chilean film and television actress. María José Prieto entered the Villa María Academy school in Santiago in 1981, where she completed her primary studies and part of secondary s ...

*31 May –

Hermes Gamonal Hermes Gamonal (born 31 May 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Chile. Career Gamonal first played Davis Cup tennis for Chile in 1998 and by the time he retired had taken part in nine ties. He won three of his eight singles rubbers ...

*12 June –

Ana Tijoux Anamaría Tijoux Merino (; born 12 June 1977), commonly known by her stage name Ana Tijoux or Anita Tijoux, is a Chilean-French singer and musician. She became famous in Latin America as the MC of hip-hop group Makiza during the late 1990s. In ...

*12 July – David Henríquez *30 July –

Diana Bolocco Diana Dayana Ana Catalina Bolocco Fonck (born 30 July 1977) is a Chilean journalist, known as sister of Cecilia Bolocco, Miss Universe 1987. Biography Bolocco was born in Santiago, Chile, to businessman Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi, of Italian-Arbëresh ...

*7 August –

Francisco Arrué Francisco Esteban Arrué Pardo (born 7 August 1977) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Arrué is one of the six Chilean players who have played in his country's three giant clubs: Colo-Co ...

*30 September – Héctor Tapia *3 October – Rodrigo Meléndez *12 October – Manuel Neira *18 November –

Manuel Ibarra Manuel Francisco Ibarra Valdés (born 18 November 1977) was a Chilean footballer. He has played on Chilean clubs Coquimbo Unido, Santiago Morning, Cobresal, Everton, Magallanes, Unión Española, and Universidad de Chile. He played in 2000 S ...

*24 December –

Américo Domingo Jhonny Vega Urzúa (born December 24, 1977, in Arica, Chile), commonly known as Américo, is a Chilean singer. He became known as the lead artist of Américo y la Nueva Alegría. He is the son of a locally known boleros singer, Melvin ...

Deaths

*9 March – Ulises Poirier (b. 1897) *2 September – Felipe Iturriaga (b. 1899)

References

{{South America topic, 1977 in Years of the 20th century in Chile