The following lists events that happened during 1991 in Chile.
Incumbents
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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 ...
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Patricio Aylwin
Patricio Aylwin Azócar (; 26 November 1918 – 19 April 2016) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the first president of Chile after dictator Augusto Pinochet, a ...
Events
February
* February – The
Rettig Report
The Rettig Report, officially The National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation Report, is a 1991 report by a commission designated by Chilean President Patricio Aylwin (from the ''Concertación'') detailing human rights abuses resulting in dea ...
is released.
November
* November 29 & 30 – The 10th
Chilean telethon takes place.
Sport
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Chile at the 1991 Pan American Games
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1991 Copa América
The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from 6 to 21 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL and all ten member nations participated.
Until the 2021 edition, this was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBO ...
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1991 Copa Chile
The 1991 Copa Chile-Digeder was the 21st edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on March 2, 1991, and concluded on November 13, 1991. Universidad Católica won the competition for their third time, beating Cobreloa 1–0 ...
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1991 Copa Libertadores Finals
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1991 Intercontinental Cup
The 1991 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 8 December 1991 between Red Star Belgrade of SFR Yugoslavia, winners of the 1990–91 European Cup, and Colo-Colo of Chile, winners of the 1991 Copa Libertadores. The match ...
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Chile national football team 1991
Births
*26 March
Cristian Magaña
*8 May –
Matías Blásquez
*8 June –
Felipe Araya
Deaths
*9 June –
Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau León (; February 6, 1903June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Bra ...
, pianist (b. 1903)
*11 June –
Julieta Campusano
Julieta Campusano (31 May 1918, Coquimbo – 11 June 1991) was a Chilean politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Chile. Campusano was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
In 1944 the Chilean Federation of Women's Inst ...
(b. 1918)
References
{{South America topic, 1991 in
Years of the 20th century in Chile
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 ...