2006 in Chile

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Chile.

← 2005 2004 2003 2006 in Chile → 2007 2008 2009
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See also:	Other events of 2006 Timeline of Chilean history

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Ricardo Lagos (until 11 March), Michelle Bachelet (starting 11 March)

Events

January

• 15 January – A runoff is held for the 2005–06 Chilean presidential election.
• 20 January – 2006 Copiapó mining accident^[1]

March

• 27 March – A human foot was discovered on a public street in Puente Alto alerting authorities to the murder of Hans Pozo.

May

• 30 May – 790,000 students protest across the country in the 2006 student protests in Chile.^[2]

December

• 28 December – Pension Reserve Fund of Chile is established.^[3]

Deaths

• 13 June – Stella Díaz Varín (born 1926)
• 14 August – Rubén Marcos (born 1942)
• 10 November – Gabriel Donoso (born 1960)
• 25 November – Leocán Portus (born 1923)
• 10 December – Augusto Pinochet (born 1915)