24 January 1939Chillan EarthquakePedro Aguirre Cerda
Directs national emergency and reconstruction measures after the Chillan earthquake.
Historical records for Chile in 1939, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Directs national emergency and reconstruction measures after the Chillan earthquake.
Establishes the Production Development Corporation to support reconstruction and industrialization.
Survives an attempted military challenge led by General Ariosto Herrera and maintains constitutional government.
Welcomes the arrival of Spanish Republican refugees transported to Chile aboard the Winnipeg.
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