Events in the year 2017 in Chile.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 201 ...

Events

*January – The

2017 Chile wildfires A series of wildfires burned across Chile during January 2017. Impact On January 27–28, a wildfire described as the worst in Chile's modern history killed at least 11 people, including five firefighters and destroyed the town of Santa Olga in t ...

kill several people and destroy more than 1,000 buildings, including the town of Santa Olga. * November – First round of

Chilean general election, 2017 General elections were held in Chile on 19 November 2017, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections. Voters went to the polls to elect: * A President of the Republic to serve a four-year term. * Twenty three of 43 members of ...

* December – Final round of

Deaths

*24 January –

Carlos Verdejo Carlos Verdejo (2 October 1934 – 24 January 2017) was a Chilean footballer who played as a forward. Honours Club ;Deportes La Serena * Segunda División: 1957 * Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chil ...

, footballer (b. 1934). *25 June – Olga Feliú, politician and lawyer (b. 1932)

References

{{South America topic, 2017 in 2010s in Chile Years of the 21st 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 ...