2018 in Chile

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See also:	Other events of 2018 Timeline of Chilean history

Incumbents

• President: Michelle Bachelet (Socialist) (left office on March 11), Sebastián Piñera (RN) (took office on March 11)^[1]

Events

• January 15–18: Pope Francisco's visit to Chile.^[2]
• February 3: Santiago EPrix is a race in the forest Park circuit in the 2017–18 season of the formula E.^[3]
• March 11: Change of Presidential command, Michelle Bachelet delivered the presidency of the country to Sebastián Piñera for the period between March 11, 2018 and March 11, 2022.^[4]

Music

Concerts

• January 14: Placido Domingo (Chile in My Heart)^[5]
• February 21: Queens of the Stone Age^[6]
• May 25: Harry Styles^[7]
• July 4: Niall Horan^[8]

Deaths

Nicanor Parra

• January 1: Manuel Rojas del Rio, lawyer and politician^[9]
• January 12: Roberto Avendaño, actor^[10]
• January 23:
  • Nicanor Parra, writer, mathematician and physicist^[11]
  • Marcelo Romo, actor^[12]
• April 16: Alejandro Rojas Wainer, academic^[13]

References

1. "In Chile, a Billionaire Takes the Reins From a Socialist, Again". The New York Times. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
2. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "El programa del papa Francisco en Chile: Este es el paso a paso de su visita". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
3. "Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix". Fórmula E. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
4. "Extenso período para el cambio de mando". El Mercurio. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
5. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Plácido Domingo se presentará en el Estadio Nacional". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
6. "Queens of the Stone Age vuelve a Chile en febrero con show en solitario". Culto (in Mexican Spanish). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
7. "Harry Styles confirma concierto en Chile para el 25 de mayo de 2018". La Tercera (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
8. "Concierto de Niall Horan en Chile anuncia descuento en el precio de sus entradas – Parlante.cl". Parlante.cl (in European Spanish). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
9. "Fallece ex alcalde de Colina | Chicureo Hoy" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-23.
10. "Fallece actor chileno Roberto Avendaño, conocido por interpretar a la "Chanchita Piggy" – Agenda Chilena". www.agendachilena.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-23.
11. Tupper, Paula. "Adiós al antipoeta: Nicanor Parra fallece a los 103 años de edad". www.ahoranoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-23.
12. "A los 76 años, muere el actor Marcelo Romo". Culto. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
13. "U. de Chile lamenta el fallecimiento de Alejandro Rojas, ex presidente de la FECh y diputado de la República". www.uchile.cl (in Spanish).