1951 in Chile
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The following lists events that happened during 1951 in Chile.
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
- 21 June – Miguel Ángel Gamboa
- 10 August – Mario Galindo
- 21 August – Eric Goles
- 22 September – Aldo Polanco
- 29 September – Michelle Bachelet
- 7 November – Guillermo Encina
- 10 November – Enzo Escobar
Deaths
- date unknown – Ignacio Urrutia Manzano
References
- ^ "U.S. Sets Aid Fund for Chile". New York Times. 17 January 1951.
- ^ "6,000 on Strike in Chile". New York Times. 19 January 1951.
- ^ "Strike Paralyzes Chilean City". New York Times. 15 February 1951.
- ^ "STRIKES SPREAD IN CHILE: Government Alerts Troops-- Shots Fired in Santiago". New York Times. 24 February 1951.
- ^ "Chilean Province Ruled by Army". New York Times. 3 March 1951.
- ^ "Chileans Name Woman Deputy". New York Times. 19 March 1951.
