Chile,officially the Republic of Chile,is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica,stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of 756,102 square kilometers (291,933 sq mi),sharing borders with Peru to the north,Bolivia to the northeast,Argentina to the east,and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands,including Juan Fernández,Isla Salas y Gómez,Desventuradas,and Easter Island,and claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago,and the national language is Spanish.
Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 1970 until his death in 1973. As a socialist committed to democracy,he has been described as the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America.
The Chicago Boys were a group of Chilean economists prominent around the 1970s and 1980s,the majority of whom were educated at the Department of Economics of the University of Chicago under Milton Friedman and Arnold Harberger,or at its affiliate in the economics department at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. After they finished their studies and returned to Latin America,they adopted positions in numerous South American governments including the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990),as economic advisors. Many of them reached the highest positions within those governments. Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were influenced by Chile's policies and economic reforms.
Valparaíso is a major city,commune,seaport and naval base facility in Valparaíso Region,Chile.
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a military overthrow of the democratic socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government. Allende,who has been described as the first Marxist to be democratically elected president in a Latin American liberal democracy,faced significant social unrest,political tension with the opposition-controlled National Congress of Chile,and economic warfare ordered by United States president Richard Nixon. On 11 September 1973,a group of military officers,led by General Augusto Pinochet,seized power in a coup,ending civilian rule.
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria 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 from 2014 to 2018 for the Socialist Party of Chile. She is the first woman to hold the Chilean presidency. After leaving the presidency in 2010 and before becoming eligible for re-election,she was appointed as the first executive director of the newly established United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In December 2013,Bachelet was re-elected with over 62% of the vote,surpassing the 54% she received in 2006. She was the first President of Chile to be re-elected since 1932. Bachelet,a physician who has studied military strategy at the university level,previously served as the Health Minister and Defense Minister under her predecessor,Ricardo Lagos. She is a separated mother of three and identifies as an agnostic. In addition to her native Spanish,she speaks English fluently and has some proficiency in German,French,and Portuguese.
JoséMiguel Insulza Salinas is a Chilean politician,lawyer,and academic serving as a senator for the Arica y Parinacota Region since 2018. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1999 and Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1999 to 2000 under president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle,as Minister of the Interior from 2000 to 2005 under president Ricardo Lagos,and as Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 2005 to 2015.
Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago,Chile,that plays in the Primera División.
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.
The President of Chile,officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile,is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is responsible for both government administration and state administration. Although its role and significance have changed over time,and its position and relations with other actors in the national political organization have also evolved,it remains one of the most prominent political offices in the country. It is also considered one of the key institutions that form the "Historic Constitution of Chile," and is crucial to the country's political stability.
Canada and Chile established diplomatic relations in 1892. Both nations are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,Cairns Group,Organization of American States,and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Chile–Israel relations refers to the bilateral and diplomatic ties between Chile and Israel. Chile recognized Israel's independence in February 1949. Both countries established diplomatic relation on 16 May 1950,with Israel sending their first ambassador on that date and Chile sending their first ambassador on 16 June 1952. Chile has an embassy in Tel Aviv. Israel has an embassy in Santiago.
Chile–Pakistan relations refers to the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Chile. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Pakistan has a non resident ambassador in Buenos Aires. Chile has a non resident ambassador in Abu Dhabi.
Andrés Pío Bernardino Chadwick Piñera is a Chilean right-wing politician and lawyer,member of the Independent Democrat Union (UDI) party. He began his political career as a supporter of the Pinochet dictatorship,and was present at the Acto de Chacarillas in 1977.
The 2011–2013 Chilean protests –known as the Chilean Winter or the Chilean Education Conflict –were a series of student-led protests across Chile,demanding a new framework for education in the country,including more direct state participation in secondary education and an end to the existence of profit in higher education. Currently in Chile,only 45% of high school students study in traditional public schools and most universities are also private. No new public universities have been built since the end of the Chilean transition to democracy in 1990,even though the number of university students has increased.
Chile–Palestine relations are the current and historical relations between the Republic of Chile and the State of Palestine. Both nations enjoy friendly relations,the importance of which centers on the history of Palestinian migration to Chile.
Gabriel Boric Font is a Chilean politician serving as the president of Chile since 11 March 2022. He previously served two four-year terms as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies.
Pichilemu,originally known as Pichilemo,is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile,and capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The commune comprises an urban centre and twenty-two villages,including Ciruelos,Cáhuil,and Cardonal de Panilonco. It is located southwest of Santiago. Pichilemu had over 13,000 residents as of 2012.
Chile–New Zealand relations are the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Chile and New Zealand. Both nations are mutual members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,Cairns Group,OECD and the United Nations.
Chile–Sweden relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Chile and Sweden. Both nations enjoy friendly relations,the importance of which centers on the history of Chilean migration to Sweden during the 1970s. Approximately 100,000 Chileans and their descendants reside in Sweden,making the country home to the third largest Chilean diaspora community. Both countries are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
