1956 in Chile

The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Chile.

1956
in
Chile

Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 3 January – Foreign Minister Kaare Olsen Nielsen resigns to return to active service. José Serrano Palma is appointed successor.[1]

February

April

  • 21 April – At least 38 people are killed when a bus plunges off a bridge near Calama.[2]

June

August

  • 2 August - The National Party (1956-1958) is created, product of the merger of the National Independent Movement, the National Agrarian Party and the Agrarian Labor Recoveryist Party.

Births

Deaths

References

  1. "Chile's Foreign Minister Quits". New York Times. 4 January 1956. ProQuest 113921834.
  2. "38 Die in Chilean Truck Crash". New York Times. 22 April 1956. ProQuest 113884838.
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