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1977 in Chile

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1977
in
Chile

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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Chile.

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Events

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January

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  • January 1 - The tax on books begins to govern.
  • January 5 - The Government intervenes in Banco Osorno and La Unión.
  • January 7 - In Calama the Sports Club Cobreloa is founded.
  • January 28 - The Government closes Radio Balmaceda, belonging to the Christian Democracy.

February

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  • February 4 - The XVIII International Song Festival of Viña del Mar is held. Conducted by Antonio Vodanovic and María Graciela Gómez.
  • February 8 - Two interprovincial buses collide near the city of Calama, resulting in 17 deaths and 20 injuries.

March

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  • March 12 - Augusto Pinochet decrees the dissolution of all political parties, with the exception of the National Party of Chile and others from the Right.
  • March 30 - Unknown persons set fire to the studios of the radio station La Voz de la Costa in Osorno, belonging to the Catholic Church.
  • March 31 - The extension of Line 1 of the Santiago Metro is inaugurated, which includes the section between La Moneda and Salvador stations.

April

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May

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June

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  • June 7 - The La Rioja Earthquake is felt in Copiapó, Vallenar, La Serena and Coquimbo.
  • June 14 to 23 - Relatives of disappeared detainees carry out a hunger strike at ECLAC headquarters.

July

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August

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  • August 13 - With the publication in the Official Gazette of decree laws 1876 and 1878, the Government dissolves the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) and replaces it with the National Information Center (CNI)

September

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October

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November

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December

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  • December 1 - Chile's ambassador to the UN, Sergio Diez, denies before the United Nations General Assembly the existence of disappeared detainees and reiterates the Government's version that said disappearances actually corresponded to internal purges of the MIR, which simply they had no legal existence, or that they were dead or exiled people.
  • December 6 - The aftershock of the Caucete earthquake is felt in the cities of Copiapó and Vallenar.
  • December 12 - Augusto Pinochet announces the holding of a National Consultation, in which the "Yes" option will support the government's management and reject foreign interference.
  • December 22 - Former socialist senator Erich Schnake goes into exile in France.
  • December 29 to 31 - The second hunger strike of relatives of the disappeared detainees takes place in Santiago, this time in the Church of San Francisco.

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Augusto Pinochet". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 February 2024.