World Nov 07 Chile president calls vote on new constitution authored by conservative councilors Chilean President Gabriel Boric has formally received the draft of a new constitution and is calling for a national referendum next month so citizens can decide whether the new charter will replace the country’s dictatorship-era constitution.
Politics Sep 11 Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal dictatorship The problems of democracy must be addressed through more democracy, President Boric said at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at the start of the coup half a century ago.
World Sep 05 A half-century after Pinochet’s coup, some Chileans remember the brutal dictatorship fondly The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism.
World Nov 21 Chileans vote in highly polarized presidential election Chileans will vote for a new president Sunday following a polarizing campaign in which the leading candidates vowed to chart starkly different paths for the region’s most economically advanced country staggered by a recent wave of social unrest.
World May 16 Chileans choose assembly to draft a new constitution Nearly 80% of voters in a plebiscite last year chose to draft a new charter for the nation following a year of protests, though there is much less consistent agreement over what it should contain.
Politics Oct 27 Eager for change, Chile faces long road to new constitution One of Latin America's most affluent nations, and also one haunted by social and economic inequality, plans to draft a new constitution to replace the charter introduced during military rule decades ago.
World Oct 29 Protests erupt in Chile despite president’s new Cabinet Thousands of protesters crowded again into central Santiago, and one group set fire to a building that houses a fast-food restaurant and stores.
World Oct 22 Death toll rises to 15 from Chilean protest clashes Chile's government said Tuesday that 15 people have been killed in five days of rioting, arson and violent clashes that have almost paralyzed the South American country and rocked its global image as the region's oasis of stability.
World Oct 20 Chile protests continue despite gov’t retreat on fare hike Protests and violence in Chile spilled over into a new day Sunday even after the president cancelled a subway fare hike that prompted massive and violent demonstrations.
Science Jul 02 WATCH: Total solar eclipse darkens skies across South America The eclipse will sweep along a path extending 6,800 miles across open waters to Chile and Argentina.