Eduardo Frei Montalva Biography

Begins a reformist Christian Democratic administration.

Wins the presidential election with an absolute majority of the popular vote.

Launches social, educational, housing and agrarian reforms under the Revolution in Liberty programme.

Expands housing, education, rural organization and agrarian reform programmes.

Takes office as President of Chile and begins the Revolution in Liberty programme.

Negotiates increased state participation in the major foreign-owned copper companies.

Launches a major reform reorganizing education into preschool, basic, secondary and higher levels.

Promulgates legislation increasing Chilean state participation in major foreign-owned copper companies.

Promulgates legislation creating the national scientific and technological research commission CONICYT.

Promulgates legislation protecting the organization of agricultural workers.

Promulgates a stronger agrarian reform law permitting extensive land expropriation.

Negotiates majority state ownership in major copper operations as the next stage of Chileanization.

Confronts a military protest led by General Roberto Viaux at the Tacna Regiment.

Oversees the election and constitutional transfer of power to Salvador Allende.

Completes constitutional reforms lowering the voting age and extending suffrage to citizens who cannot read or write.