1950 in Chile

← 1949 1948 1947 1950 in Chile → 1951 1952 1953
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1950 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1950 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Gabriel González Videla

Events

January

• 24 January - The Chilean Government orders troops to their garrisons in response to strikes.^[1]

March

• 18 March - The Chilean Government abolishes 'emergency zones' created around vital economic areas created in 1947 to deter strikes.^[2]

June

• 19 June - Empresa Nacional del Petróleo is created.

December

• 29 December - Admiral Carlos Torres accepts the transfer of USS Brooklynand USS Nashville to the Chilean Navy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act.^[3]

Births

• 9 March - Jorge Marchant Lazcano
• 21 March - Julio Crisosto
• 24 April - Rafael González (Chilean footballer)
• 25 June - Paco Saval
• 11 July - Hernán Rivera Letelier
• 26 October - Jorge Socías

Deaths

• 27 January - Augusto d'Halmar
• 24 August -Arturo Alessandri

References

1. "A State of Alert in Chile". New York Times. 25 January 1950.
2. "Chile Ends Emergency Zones". New York Times. 19 March 1950.
3. "CHILE ACCEPTS 2 CRUISERS: Names Admiral to Transfer U.S. Craft to Valparaiso". New York Times. 30 December 1950.