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2020 in Chile

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2020
in
Chile

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Events of 2020 in Chile.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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March

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April

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  • April 21 – Protests against the Chilean government in commemoration of the International Workers' Day are suppressed by the police, citing social distancing laws established due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]
  • April 28Bolivia and Chile agree on a deal to return home hundreds of Bolivian migrants stranded at a makeshift camp in Santiago. The migrants were transported to Iquique where they spent 14 days in quarantine before finally returning to Bolivia.[6]

May

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  • May 18 – Protests against the government resume in Santiago due to food shortages in the poorest neighborhoods of the city created by the lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

June

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October

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  • October 26 – Chilean citizens voted in a referendum to rewrite its constitution, with 78% of the nearly 7.5 million citizens who participated voting in favor of creating a new constitution.[9]

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "INDH presenta querella por joven que perdió un ojo por lacrimógena en año nuevo en Plaza Italia". Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (in Spanish). January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "INDH se querella por lesión a profesor que perdió un ojo en Valparaíso". Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (in Spanish). January 4, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chile health minister confirms first death due to coronavirus". Reuters. March 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "De origen autóctono: Rapa Nui confirma primer contagio de coronavirus en la isla" [Of indigenous origin: Rapa Nui confirms the first contagion of coronavirus on the island] (in Spanish). CNN Chile. March 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chile lockdown: Anti-government protest broken up by police". BBC News. 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Bolivia, Chile strike deal to return stranded Bolivian migrants home". Reuters. April 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chile's poor clash with police amid concerns over food shortages in outskirts of Santiago". Reuters. May 19, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Chile replaces health minister as Covid-19 deaths spike". France24. 13 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Jubilation as Chile votes to rewrite constitution". 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2024-05-09.