Santiago in the Space Age
The atlas holds 16 people and 38 moments here, from 1958 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Sebastián Piñera, Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet.
Notable people
Alan García
in 2011
1 moment here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Alberto Fujimori
from 2005 to 2007
4 moments here
Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…
Augusto Pinochet
from 1968 to 2006
6 moments here
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…
Claude Simon
in 1969
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Fidel Castro
in 1971
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Garrincha
from 1961 to 1962
2 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Hugo Chávez
in 2007
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
John McCain
in 1985
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
José Mujica
from 2010 to 2013
2 moments here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Manmohan Singh
in 1972
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1992
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Olav V
in 1967
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Pablo Neruda
from 1972 to 1973
2 moments here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pope Francis
in 1958
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Salvador Allende
from 1966 to 1973
6 moments here
Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…
Sebastián Piñera
from 1967 to 2023
7 moments here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Moments
- 1958 Jesuit novitiate and humanities study Pope Francis
- 1961 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins goal Garrincha
- 1962 1962 World Cup semi-final Garrincha
- 1966 Election as president of the Senate Salvador Allende
- 1967 Graduation from Colegio del Verbo Divino Sebastián Piñera
- 1967 State visit to Chile Olav V
- 1968 Second Army Division staff posting Augusto Pinochet
- 1969 Writers' congress in Santiago Claude Simon
- 1971 Santiago Army Garrison command Augusto Pinochet
- 1971 Graduation from Catholic University Sebastián Piñera
- 1971 University of Chile lecturer Sebastián Piñera
- 1971 State visit to Chile Fidel Castro
- 1972 Third UNCTAD session Manmohan Singh
- 1972 UNCTAD III building inauguration Salvador Allende
- 1972 Museum of Solidarity inauguration Salvador Allende
- 1972 Communist Youth Congress closing Salvador Allende
- 1972 Return to Chile and final public appearance Pablo Neruda
- 1972 Return rally in Santiago Salvador Allende
- 1973 Death at Clínica Santa María Pablo Neruda
- 1973 Final address and death at La Moneda Salvador Allende
- 1985 Meeting with Augusto Pinochet John McCain
- 1988 Junta meeting after plebiscite defeat Augusto Pinochet
- 1990 Transfer of presidential power Augusto Pinochet
- 1992 Performance at Estadio Chile Mercedes Sosa
- 2000 Return to Santiago airport Augusto Pinochet
- 2005 Arrival at Santiago airport Alberto Fujimori
- 2005 Detention at School of Investigations Alberto Fujimori
- 2006 House arrest in Las Condes Alberto Fujimori
- 2006 Death at Military Hospital Augusto Pinochet
- 2007 House arrest during Japanese election bid Alberto Fujimori
- 2007 Ibero-American Summit in Santiago Hugo Chávez
- 2010 Cabinet announcement Sebastián Piñera
- 2010 Sebastián Piñera inauguration José Mujica
- 2011 State visit to Chile Alan García
- 2013 CELAC–EU Summit José Mujica
- 2018 Second inauguration day speech Sebastián Piñera
- 2020 Visit to Plaza Baquedano Sebastián Piñera
- 2023 University for Development appearance Sebastián Piñera