Chile

Chile is a state in Southern Cone (South America) that has existed since 1818 CE. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Republic that won the nitrate coast in the War of the Pacific. Salvador Allende's socialist government was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet's coup in 1973, and democracy returned in 1990.

See Chile on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1818 CE to the present

Duration

207 years

Type

State

Region

Southern Cone, South America

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Santiago

Came from

• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1824 Battle of Ayacucho
• 1864 Paraguayan War begins
• 1879 War of the Pacific
• 1888 Brazil abolishes slavery
• 1960 Brasília inaugurated
• 1973 Coup in Chile

Neighbours in South America

• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Peru 1821 CE to the present
• Colombia 1831 CE to the present
• Argentina 1861 CE to the present
• Brazil 1889 CE to the present
• Viceroyalty of New Granada 1717 to 1819 CE
• Empire of Brazil 1822 to 1889 CE
• Gran Colombia 1819 to 1831 CE
• French Guiana 1664 CE to the present
• Dutch Suriname 1667 to 1975 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe

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