1932 ⟶ Military Junta Seizes Power in Chile

June 4: Military coup in Chile.
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⚔️ Chilean Civil War

1891 Chilean Civil War.⟶
Chilean Civil War (1891)
Civil WarChilePolitical InstabilityMilitary ConflictGovernment OverthrowNaval WarfareConstitutional Crisis
ChileChile

⚔️ Military Junta Seizes Power in Chile

June 4: Military coup in Chile.⟶
Military Junta Seizes Power in Chile (1932)
Military CoupChilePolitical InstabilityDictatorshipGovernment Overthrow
ChileChile

💥 Valdivia Earthquake

May 22: An earthquake in Valdivia, Chile of magnitude 9.4 to 9.6, the highest ever recorded, causes 1,000 to 6,000 deaths.⟶
Valdivia Earthquake (1960)
EarthquakeDisasterNatural DisasterChileSeismologyTsunamiDisaster Relief
ChileChile

⚔️ Argentine Military Coup Overthrows Government

March 24: 1976 Argentine coup d'état leads to a military dictatorship in Argentina.⟶
Argentine Military Coup Overthrows Government (1976)
Military CoupDictatorshipHuman Rights ViolationsCold WarPolitical Instability
ArgentinaArgentina

🗳️ Pinochet Defeated in Chilean Plebiscite

October 5: Chile's Augusto Pinochet loses a national plebiscite on his rule.⟶
Pinochet Defeated in Chilean Plebiscite (1988)
DictatorshipDemocracyChileCold WarPolitical TransitionHuman Rights
ChileChile

🕊️ Pinochet's Dictatorship Ends in Chile

March 11: End of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile.⟶
Pinochet's Dictatorship Ends in Chile (1990)
DictatorshipTransition to DemocracyHuman RightsPolitical ReformCold WarChilean HistoryDemocratizationMilitary Rule
ChileChile