2022 in Chile

See also: 2022 in South America

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See also:	Other events of 2022 Timeline of Chilean history

The following is a list of events in the year 2022 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President:
  • Sebastián Piñera (RN, until 11 March)
  • Gabriel Boric (CS, from 11 March)

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Chile

January

• 1–15 January - 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami

February

• 1 February - Chile beats Bolivia 3–2 at a football match in La Paz, eliminating the latter from participating in the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup.^[1][2]

March

• 2 March – Chile voted on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.^[3][4]

September

• 4 September – A proposed new constitution is rejected by 61% of voters.^[5]

Sport

Football

• 2022 Chilean Primera División
• 2022 Primera B de Chile
• 2022 Copa Chile

Other sports

• 8 May: Santiago Marathon
• Chile at the 2022 Winter Olympics
• Chile at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Deaths

See also: Deaths in 2022

Further information: Category:2022 deaths

January

• 7 January – Luis Pareto González, 93, politician (b. 1928)^[6]
• 13 January – Arturo Frei Bolívar, 82, politician (b. 1939)^[7]
• 21 January – Leonor Oyarzún, 102, family therapist, first lady (1990–1994) (b. 1919)^[8]

February

Cristina Calderón

• 4 February – Sergio Bravo, 72, screenwriter (b. 1949)^[9]
• 10 February – Mane Nett, 73, actress and cultural manager (b. 1948)^[10]
• 12 February – Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, 76, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1935)^[11]
• 16 February – Cristina Calderón, 93, Yaghan singer, ethnographer, and writer (b. 1928)^[12]

March

• 5 March – Patricio Renán, 77, singer (b. 1945)^[13]
• 7 March
  • Héctor Vargas Bastidas, 70, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1951)^[14]
  • Benjamín Prado Casas, 96, politician (b. 1926)^[15]
• 20 March – Adriana Hoffmann, 82, botanist, environmentalist and author (b. 1940)^[16]
• 31 March – Patricia Poblete, 75, economist, Minister of Housing and Urbanism (2006–2010) (b. 1946)^[17]

April

• 2 April – Leonel Sánchez, 85, footballer (Universidad de Chile, Colo-Colo, national team) and manager (b. 1936)^[18]
• 17 April – Mireya Baltra, 90, journalist and politician, deputy (1969–1973) and minister of labor (1972).^[19]

References

1. "Chile beat Bolivia to keep World Cup qualification hopes alive". ESPN (in Spanish). Bristol. Reuters. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
2. "¡Vergüenza! Bolivia pierde 2-3 ante Chile en el Siles y dice adiós a Catar". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
3. Borger, Julian (2 March 2022). Written at Washington, D.C.. "UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
4. Saric, Ivana; Basu, Zachary (2 March 2022). "141 countries vote to condemn Russia at UN". Axios. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
5. Nicas, Jack (4 September 2022). "Chile Says 'No' to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate". The New York Times.
6. Meganoticias (8 January 2022). "Muere a los 93 años Luis Pareto González, expresidente de la Cámara de Diputados". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
7. González, Alberto (13 January 2022). "Muere Arturo Frei Bolívar, exparlamentario por el Bío Bío y excandidato presidencial". Bio Bio. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
8. "A los 102 años fallece Leonor Oyarzún, viuda de Patricio Aylwin". 24 Horas. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
9. Ríos, Diego (4 February 2022). "Muere Sergio Bravo, histórico guionista y el hombre tras el himno Chile, la alegría ya viene". La Tercera. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
10. Morales, Samuel (10 February 2022). "Querida actriz de teleseries, Mané Nett, falleció a los 73 años". ADN Radio Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
11. "Fallece el padre obispo emérito de Punta Arenas, Tomás González Morales".
12. "Chile's last Yaghan speaker dies aged 93". France 24. AFP. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
13. "Muere el cantante de la Nueva Ola Patricio Renán". Cooperativa. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
14. "Confirman fallecimiento de obispo de Temuco, Héctor Vargas, criticado por encubrimiento en casos de abuso" (in Spanish).
15. "Fallece exsenador y exintendente de Valparaíso, Benjamín Prado Casas". La Región Hoy (in Spanish). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
16. Langman, Jimmy (21 March 2022). "Adriana Hoffmann, pioneering Chilean environmental leader and botanist, dies". www.patagonjournal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
17. Catalina Martínez y José Navarrete (31 March 2022). "A los 75 años fallece Patricia Poblete, militante DC y exministra de Vivienda durante el primer gobierno de Bachelet". La Tercera. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
18. Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul' (in Spanish)
19. Fallece Mireya Baltra, ex ministra del Trabajo del gobierno de Salvador Allende (in Spanish)