2006 in Chile

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Last updated April 24, 2025

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Chile.

Incumbents

President of Chile: Ricardo Lagos (until 11 March), Michelle Bachelet (starting 11 March)

Events

January

15 January – A runoff is held for the 2005–06 Chilean presidential election.
20 January – 2006 Copiapó mining accident ^[1]

March

27 March – A human foot was discovered on a public street in Puente Alto alerting authorities to the murder of Hans Pozo.

May

30 May – 790,000 students protest across the country in the 2006 student protests in Chile.^[2]

December

28 December – Pension Reserve Fund of Chile is established.^[3]

Deaths

13 June – Stella Díaz Varín (born 1926)
14 August – Rubén Marcos (born 1942)
10 November – Gabriel Donoso (born 1960)
25 November – Leocán Portus (born 1923)
10 December – Augusto Pinochet (born 1915)

References

↑ "Explosión en mina en Chile deja dos muertos". EsMas.com (in Spanish). 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
↑ "Chile student rally turns violent". 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
↑ Ministry of Finance, Chile. "Pension Reserve Fund". www.hacienda.cl.

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[esmas-1] "Explosión en mina en Chile deja dos muertos". EsMas.com (in Spanish). 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

[2] "Chile student rally turns violent". 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

[ChilePRF-3] Ministry of Finance, Chile. "Pension Reserve Fund". www.hacienda.cl.

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