history of Chile

Introduction
Precolonial period in Chile
Colonial period
Struggle for Chilean independence
Chile from 1818 to 1920
- The conservative hegemony, 1830–61
  - Economic prosperity
  - Political diversification
- The widening of liberal influence, 1861–91
  - Political factions
  - European influences
  - The War of the Pacific (1879–83)
- Political development, 1891–1920
  - Growth of the middle and lower classes
  - Formation of new political parties
  - Decline of the ruling class
Chile after 1920
- Political uncertainty, 1920–38
  - Effects of the Great Depression
  - Return to constitutional normality
- The Radical presidencies, 1938–52
  - The presidencies of Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1938–41) and Juan Antonio Ríos (1942–46)
  - The presidency of Gabriel González Videla (1946–52)
- Political stagnation, 1952–64
  - The presidency of Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1958–64)
  - New political groupings
- A period of change, 1964–73
  - The presidency of Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964–70)
  - The socialist experiment
- The military dictatorship, from 1973
Chile in the 21st century
- The return of socialist rule: the presidencies of Ricardo Lagos (2000–06) and Michelle Bachelet (2006–10)
- The first presidency of Sebastián Piñera (2010–14)
- The second presidency of Michelle Bachelet (2014–18)
- The second presidency of Sebastián Piñera (2018–22)
- The presidency of Gabriel Boric (2022– )

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Political map of Chile showing its international boundaries with Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina, as well as major cities and regions along the length of the country from north to south. The map includes a locator inset highlighting Chile's position along the southwestern coast of South America, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Portrait of Sir Francis Drake with a lace ruff collar, mustache, and short curly hair, painted in oil on panel. The background includes his name in gold lettering.

José Miguel Carrera

José de San Martín

Painting by Ballerini of General Jose de San Martin on horseback leading his army across the Andes mountains in 1817, with troops following through a vast mountain pass.

Bernardo O'Higgins

War of the Pacific

José Manuel Balmaceda

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