1952 in Chile

← 1951 1950 1949 1952 in Chile → 1953 1954 1955
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1952 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1952 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Gabriel González Videla (until 3 November), Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Events

January

• 3 January - Election violence begins in Chile when supporters of del Campo threw tear gas bombs into a theater where right-wing candidate Arturo Matte was addressing a meeting. ^[1]
• 13 January - Foreign Minister Cristiano E. Irrarrazaval resigns.^[2]

September

• 4 September - Chilean presidential election, 1952

Births

• 9 February - Gunther Uhlmann
• 21 April - Jorge Pizarro
• 10 October - Miguel Ángel Neira
• 22 October - Emilio Ulloa
• 21 November - Pedro Lemebel
• 4 December - Álvaro Fillol

Deaths

• 18 August - Alberto Hurtado

References

1. ↑ "Violence Mars Chile's Campaign". New York Times. 4 January 1951. 
2. ↑ "Chile's Foreign Minister Quits". New York Times. 14 January 1952.