1948 in Chile

← 1947 1946 1945 1948 in Chile → 1949 1950 1951
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1948 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1948 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Gabriel González Videla

Events

February

• 18 February - The Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme is inaugurated, one of the first of Chile in Antarctica
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• Economic Commission for Latin America (in 1984 it was extended to the Caribbean), whose headquarters will be located in the city of Santiago
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• 3 September – The Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy banning the Communist Party of Chile is passed.^[1]

• 3 December - comes into force the Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy
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• 3 May – Mauricio Pesutic
• 12 July – Claudio Elgueta
• 23 August – Gastón Castro
• 6 October – José Piñera

Deaths

• 25 February – Juan Esteban Montero (b. 1879)

References