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**-History-**  __**Time Line of Important Events **__

//313,000 B.C.- 10,000 B.C.//
Nomadic hunters settle along what is now South America's west coast.

//1450//
Incas from Peru conquer northern Chile.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//1520//
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan becomes the first European to sight Chile as he sails through a strait now named for him.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//1541//
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Pedro de Valdivia begins the Spanish conquest of Chile. He founds Santiago, the capital.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//1818//
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Chile wins its independence from Spain after Jose de San Martin and Bernardo O'Higgins lead an army to defeat the Spanish at the battles of Chacabuco and Maipu.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//1879-1883//
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Chile goes to war against Peru and Bolivia. Chile wins Antofagasta, Bolivia's only outlet to the sea, along with mineral-rich areas of Peru.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//1925//
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">A new constitution grants workers extensive rights and calls for the president and congress to be popularly elected.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//1973 - 1990//
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">General Augusto Pinochet leads the armed forces in the overthrow of Allende. Pinochet establishes a brutal dictatorship.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">1990-1994
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Christian Democrat Patricio Aylwin served as President during this transition period.

(The chart below shows the most recent presidents of Chile.)
 * 32 ||  || <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">March 11, 1994 || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">March 11, 2000 || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> President of Chile ||
 * 33 ||  || <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> Ricardo Lagos Escobar || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">March 11, 2000 || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">March 11, 2006 || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> President of Chile ||
 * 34 ||  || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Michelle Bachelet Jeria || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">March 11, 2006 || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">March 11, 2010 || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> President of Chile ||
 * 35 ||  || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Sebastian Pinera Echenique || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> March 11, 2010 || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> Current || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> President of Chile ||





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Questions for Students

1. Imagine you were the first woman president in a country. How would you deal with important issues differently than previous presidents?

2. Compare the history of Chile to the history of the United States. What events that took place relate to American History?

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Created by Valerie Lemmenes © Illinois State University <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Date of Creation: March 31, 2011 <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Last Modified: <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Email: valemme@ilstu.edu

References

Wikipedia; History of Chile. (2011) Retrieved April 20, 2011 from []