Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic politician and diplomat,he studied business administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and economics at Harvard University. At the time of his death,he had an estimated net worth of US$2.7 billion,according to Forbes,making him the third richest person in Chile and the 1177th richest person in the world.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Chile since 10 March 2022. The path to legalization began in June 2021 when President Sebastián Piñera announced his administration's intention to sponsor a bill for this cause. The Chilean Senate passed the legislation on 21 July 2021,followed by the Chamber of Deputies on 23 November 2021. Due to disagreements between the two chambers of the National Congress on certain aspects of the bill,a mixed commission was formed to resolve these issues. A unified version of the bill was approved on 7 December 2021. President Piñera signed it into law on 9 December,and it was published in the country's official gazette on 10 December. The law took effect 90 days later,and the first same-sex marriages occurred on 10 March 2022. Chile was the sixth country in South America,the seventh in Latin America and the 29th in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
Commodore Arturo Merino Benítez,was an aviator with rank of Commodore,and the founder of both the Chilean Air Force (1930) and LAN Chile (1929) the national airline. Known as the “Father of Chilean Aeronautics.”Chile's largest airport was named in his honour,Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. His parents were Pedro Merino Feliúand Clorinda Benítez Labbé. He was considered a close ally of Chilean socialist President Salvador Allende. He died from a stroke at age 82,his remains are at the Cementerio General de Santiago.
Operación Soberanía was a planned Argentine military invasion of Chile due to the Beagle conflict. The invasion was initiated on 22 December 1978 but was halted after a few hours and Argentine forces retreated from the conflict zone without a fight. Whether the Argentine infantry actually crossed the border into Chile has not been established. Argentine sources insist that they crossed the border.
The Emergency Military Unit is a branch of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for providing disaster relief throughout Spain mainly,and abroad if required. It is the newest branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.
The 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes,also known as the Libertador O'Higgins earthquakes,were a pair of intraplate earthquakes measuring 6.9 and 7.0 that struck Chile's O'Higgins Region on 11 March 2010 about 16 minutes apart. The earthquakes were centred 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Pichilemu.
The Chief of the Defence Staff is the highest-ranking military officer in the Spanish Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Prime Minister,the Minister of Defence,the National Defence Council and the National Security Council. It is the fourth military authority of the country after the Monarch,the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence because the Secretary of State for Defence and the Under-Secretary of Defence do not have military authority.
The anarchist movement in Chile emerged from European immigrants,followers of Mikhail Bakunin affiliated with the International Workingmen's Association,who contacted Manuel Chinchilla,a Spaniard living in Iquique. Their influence could be perceived at first within the labour unions of typographers,painters,builders and sailors. During the first decades of the 20th century,anarchism had a significant influence on the labour movement and intellectual circles of Chile. Some of the most prominent Chilean anarchists were:the poet Carlos Pezoa Véliz,the professor Dr Juan Gandulfo,the syndicalist workers Luis Olea,Magno Espinoza,Alejandro Escobar y Carballo,Ángela Muñoz Arancibia,Juan Chamorro,Armando Triviño and Ernesto Miranda,the teacher Flora Sanhueza,and the writers JoséDomingo Gómez Rojas,Fernando Santiván,JoséSantos González Vera and Manuel Rojas. At the moment,anarchist groups are experiencing a comeback in Chile through various student collectives,affinity groups,community and cultural centres,and squatting.
The Chief of Staff of the Navy or Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy (AJEMA) is the highest-ranking military officer of the Spanish Navy that,under the authority of the Defence Minister,exercises command over the naval branch and,as such,is the principal military advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff,the Minister of Defence,the Secretary of State for Defence,the Under-Secretary of Defence and the National Defence Council.
The Defence High Command was the principal staff body of the Spanish Armed Forces during the Francoist regime and the transition to democracy. It operated between 1939 and 1980,and was in charge of coordination between the staffs of the three branches of the Armed Forces.
General of the Air also called Air General,is a general officer and the second highest possible rank in the Spanish Air and Space Force. A General of the Air ranks immediately above a lieutenant general and is equivalent to a general of the army and an admiral general. There is not equivalent in the Civil Guard or in the Spanish Navy Marines;in both cases the top rank is Lieutenant general.
A series of massive demonstrations and severe riots,known in Chile as the Estallido Social,originated in Santiago and took place in all regions of Chile,with a greater impact in the regional capitals. The protests mainly occurred between October 2019 and March 2020,in response to a raise in the Santiago Metro's subway fare,a probity crisis,cost of living,university graduate unemployment,privatisation,and inequality prevalent in the country.
The Chief of the Joint Defence Staff (JEMACON) is a high-ranking military officer. The JEMACON is the closest assistant and advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff and it is appointed by the Monarch at the request of the Minister of Defence.
Santiago Andrés Cafiero is an Argentine political scientist and politician,currently serving as a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (2021–2023) and as Cabinet Chief (2019–2021) in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández.
Sebastián Iglesias Sichel Ramírez is a Chilean lawyer,professor,mayor elect of Ñuñoa,ex minister of State and politician who served as president of the Banco del Estado de Chile from June 2020 until December 2020. He also previously served as Minister of Social Development and Family and executive vice president of Corfo under the second government of Sebastián Piñera. He was an independent candidate in the 2021 Chilean presidential election who ran under the centre-right Chile Podemos Más coalition.
Juan Ignacio Campos Campos was a Spanish attorney,lieutenant attorney of the Supreme Court of Spain between 2020 and his death in 2021.
Alejandra María Bravo Hidalgo is a Chilean politician,who was active in the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) until its dissolution in 2018. She served as president of the party between 2015 and 2018.
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