1951 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1951 in Chile.
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 16 January – The United States allocates $231,000 in Point Four funds for education projects in Chile.[1]
- 18 January – 6,000 Chilean bakery, railroad and racetrack workers begin strikes.[2]
February
- 14 February – 7,000 workers in Antofagasta strike in a demand for higher wages.[3]
- 23 February – The Confederation of Non-Government Employees labor union strikes in solidarity with the Antofagasta workers. The government responds by alerting the military and seizing the bus system.[4]
March
- 2 March – The Chilean government places the province of Antofagasta under military control as a result of the strikes.[5]
- 18 March – Inez Enriquez Frodden is named as the first Chilean woman Deputy.[6]
Births
- 7 March – Juan Machuca, footballer
- 21 June – Miguel Ángel Gamboa, footballer
- 10 August – Mario Galindo, footballer
- 21 August – Eric Goles, mathematician and computer scientist
- 29 September – Michelle Bachelet, politician, President of Chile[7]
- 7 November – Guillermo Encina, golfer
- 10 November – Enzo Escobar, footballer
Deaths
- 8 February – Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, politician, President of the Senate of Chile (b. 1879)
References
- "U.S. Sets Aid Fund for Chile". New York Times. 17 January 1951. ProQuest 112026776.
- "6,000 on Strike in Chile". New York Times. 19 January 1951. ProQuest 112003892.
- "Strike Paralyzes Chilean City". New York Times. 15 February 1951. ProQuest 111847455.
- "STRIKES SPREAD IN CHILE: Government Alerts Troops-- Shots Fired in Santiago". New York Times. 24 February 1951. ProQuest 111827642.
- "Chilean Province Ruled by Army". New York Times. 3 March 1951. ProQuest 111826230.
- "Chileans Name Woman Deputy". New York Times. 19 March 1951. ProQuest 111812806.
- "Michelle Bachelet". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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