2025 in Chile
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The following is a list of events in the year 2025 in Chile.
Incumbents
- President: Gabriel Boric (CS)
- Minister of the Interior and Public Security: Carolina Tohá (until 4 March); Álvaro Elizalde (since 4 March)
Events
January
- 3 January – Chile's President Gabriel Boric visits the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, becoming the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole.[1]
February
- 8 February – A state of emergency is declared in Ñuble and Maule Regions due to wildfires.[2]
- 25 February – A state of emergency and a curfew is declared following a nationwide blackout that affects an area ranging from the Arica y Parinacota Region to the Los Lagos Region.[3]
March
- 7 March – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits near San Pedro de Atacama.[4]
- 23 March – Wildfires break out in Biobio, Araucania, Ñuble and Los Rios Regions, displacing 100 people.[5]
- 26 March – At least 16 people are injured in nationwide protests over proposals in the National Congress of Chile to promote artisanal fishing rights.[6]
April
- 10 April – Two people are killed in clashes between police and football fans trying to enter the Estadio Monumental David Arellano in Santiago to watch a Copa Libertadores match between Colo-Colo and Fortaleza.[7]
May
- 2 May – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits the Drake Passage off the coast of Magallanes Region, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuations in the region as well as in the Chilean Antarctic Territory and parts of southern Argentina.[8]
June
- 6 June – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits the Atacama Region, injuring two people.[9]
- 28 June – 6 July – 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup[10]
July
- 21 July – President Boric hosts a summit of leftwing leaders from South America and Spain in Santiago.[11]
- 30 July – A magnitude 8.8 earthquake with an epicenter off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia triggers tsunami waves that reach a height of up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in parts of Chile.[12]
- 31 July – A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits O'Higgins Region, killing six miners in a collapse at the El Teniente mine.[13]
September
- 3 September – FIFA issues a CHF115,000 ($143,000)-fine on the Football Federation of Chile over racist behavior by fans during a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match between the national team and Argentina in June.[14]
- 6 September – Ethan Guo, a US national who had been detained since 28 June for making an unauthorized flight over the Chilean Antarctic Territory, is released from the Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva.[15]
- 7 September – 19 October – 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup[16][17]
- 15 September – Italian skier Matteo Franzoso dies in a hospital in Santiago from injuries sustained after colliding with a fence during training in La Parva on 13 September.[18]
- 23 September – President Boric nominates former president Michelle Bachelet to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations upon the end of António Guterres' tenure in 2026.[19]
October
- 16 October – A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the Chilean Air Force crashes in Aysén Region, killing one of four crew members on board.[20]
November
- 16 November – 2025 Chilean general election (first round): No candidate wins a majority in the presidential election, with left-wing candidate Jeannette Jara and far right lawyer José Antonio Kast entering into a runoff.[21]
- 17 November – Five foreign tourists are killed in a snowstorm at the Torres del Paine National Park.[22]
December
- 14 December – 2025 Chilean general election (second round): Republican Party candidate José Antonio Kast is elected president with 58% of the vote.[23]
- 27 December – Lithium mining: State-owned mining company Codelco and private company SQM create a joint venture to develop lithium in the Atacama salt flat until 2026 with the government set to receive the majority of operating margins.[24]
Art and entertainment
Holidays
Source:[25]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 19 April – Easter Saturday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 21 May – Navy Day
- 20 June – National Day of Aboriginal Peoples
- 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- 16 July – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 18 September – Independence Day
- 19 September – Army Day
- 13 October – Day of the Race
- 31 October – Reformation Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
- July 18 – María Gracia Varas, 23, athlete.[26]
- December 9 – Pablo Rodríguez Grez, 87, politician and lawyer, founder of Fatherland and Liberty.[27]
- December 26 – Miguel Caviedes, 95, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Osorno (1982–1994) and of Los Ángeles (1994–2006).[28]
References
- ^ "Chile's President Boric makes historic trip to South Pole". www.bbc.com. 2025-01-04. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Chile's president orders curfews as part of state of emergency decree in regions hit by wildfires". AP News. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Chile declares state of emergency after massive power outage". France 24. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Chile, with no reports of injuries or damage". AP News. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Dozens of fires rage in southern Chile". France 24. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Chile rocked by clashes over fishing quotas". France 24. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Two dead as fans, police clash before Copa Libertadores game in Chile". France 24. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Evacuations in Chile and Argentina after tsunami warning". BBC. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "11 viviendas en evaluación y dos personas lesionadas por sismo 6.4 que se percibió entre Antofagasta y Coquimbo" (in Spanish). Puranoticia. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Calendar". FIBA.
- ^ "Leftist leaders gather in Chile with democracy 'under threat'". France 24. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Batschke, Nayara (31 July 2025). "Chile levanta la amenaza de tsunami en sus costas tras más de 24 horas en alerta" [Chile lifts tsunami threat to its coast after more than 24 hours on alert]. Associated Press (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Tragedia en Mina El Teniente: Carabineros reporta preliminarmente seis fallecidos por derrumbe". CNN Chile. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ Dunbar, Graham (2025-09-03). "FIFA hits Argentina and Albania with 6-figure fines after fan racism at World Cup qualifiers". Associated Press. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Pilot and influencer Ethan Guo released from Antarctic air base after two months". AP News. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Morocco beats Argentina to win its first Under-20 World Cup title". Africanews. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Italian skier Franzoso dies after training crash". BBC. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Chile puts forward ex-president Bachelet for UN top job". France 24. 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ Fuentes, Samuel (17 October 2025). "FACh confirma que piloto del Black Hawk fue víctima fatal del accidente y revela su identidad". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Debre, Isabel (2025-11-17). "Chile's hard-right holds the upper hand as presidential election goes to a tense runoff". AP News. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ^ "Patagonian blizzard kills 5 foreign tourists in Chile". France 24. 2025-11-18. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ Wells, Ione (2025-12-14). "Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president". BBC. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "Chilean Firms Partner To Form Giant Company To Export Lithium". Barron's. 2025-12-27. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "Chile Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Pesar en el atletismo chileno: Fallece María Gracia Varas a sus 23 años". TVN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- ^ "Fallece el destacado abogado y fundador de Patria y Libertad Pablo Rodríguez Grez". EMOL (in Spanish). 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Bishop Miguel Blas Caviedes Medina [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
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