Incumbents

President: Michelle Bachelet (Socialist) (left office on March 11), Sebastián Piñera (RN) (took office on March 11)^[1]

Events

January 15–18: Pope Francisco's visit to Chile.^[2]
February 3: Santiago EPrix is a race in the forest Park circuit in the 2017–18 season of the formula E.^[3]
March 11: Change of Presidential command, Michelle Bachelet delivered the presidency of the country to Sebastián Piñera for the period between March 11, 2018 and March 11, 2022.^[4]

Music

Concerts

January 14: Placido Domingo (Chile in My Heart)^[5]
February 21: Queens of the Stone Age^[6]
May 25: Harry Styles^[7]
July 4: Niall Horan^[8]

Deaths

January 1: Manuel Rojas del Rio, lawyer and politician^[9]
January 12: Roberto Avendaño, actor^[10]
January 23:
- Nicanor Parra, writer, mathematician and physicist^[11]
- Marcelo Romo, actor^[12]
April 16: Alejandro Rojas Wainer, academic^[13]

References

^ "In Chile, a Billionaire Takes the Reins From a Socialist, Again". The New York Times. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "El programa del papa Francisco en Chile: Este es el paso a paso de su visita". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix". Fórmula E. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ "Extenso período para el cambio de mando". El Mercurio. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Plácido Domingo se presentará en el Estadio Nacional". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Queens of the Stone Age vuelve a Chile en febrero con show en solitario". Culto (in Mexican Spanish). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Harry Styles confirma concierto en Chile para el 25 de mayo de 2018". La Tercera (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Concierto de Niall Horan en Chile anuncia descuento en el precio de sus entradas – Parlante.cl". Parlante.cl (in European Spanish). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Fallece ex alcalde de Colina | Chicureo Hoy" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-23.
^ "Fallece actor chileno Roberto Avendaño, conocido por interpretar a la "Chanchita Piggy" – Agenda Chilena". www.agendachilena.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-23.
^ Tupper, Paula. "Adiós al antipoeta: Nicanor Parra fallece a los 103 años de edad". www.ahoranoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-23.
^ "A los 76 años, muere el actor Marcelo Romo". Culto. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
^ "U. de Chile lamenta el fallecimiento de Alejandro Rojas, ex presidente de la FECh y diputado de la República". www.uchile.cl (in Spanish).

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