President of Chile
Takes office as President of Chile at the head of the Popular Front coalition.
Role range: 1938-1941 – 1938-1941
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Pedro Aguirre Cerda Biography and Timeline
Follow Pedro Aguirre Cerda through 7 dated historical records for Chile.
Pedro Aguirre Cerda, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1938
1939
Chillan Earthquake
Directs national emergency and reconstruction measures after the Chillan earthquake.
Role range: 1938-1941
Creation of CORFO
Establishes the Production Development Corporation to support reconstruction and industrialization.
Role range: 1938-1941
Ariostazo
Survives an attempted military challenge led by General Ariosto Herrera and maintains constitutional government.
Role range: 1938-1941
Winnipeg Refugee Arrival
Welcomes the arrival of Spanish Republican refugees transported to Chile aboard the Winnipeg.
Role range: 1938-1941
1940
Chilean Antarctic Territory
Defines the claimed boundaries of the Chilean Antarctic Territory by presidential decree.
Role range: 1938-1941
Industrial Development Programme
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda promoted state-backed industrial development alongside post-earthquake reconstruction. His government treated public investment and technical capacity as tools for economic modernization.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.