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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the Southern Cone of southwestern South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a n
The Chinchorro mummies, the oldest of which are from around 5050 BCE
Pedro Lira's 1888 painting of the founding of Santiago by Pedro de Valdivia at Huelén Hill
Generals José de San Martín (left) and Bernardo O'Higgins (right) during the crossing of the Andes
The Battle of Iquique on 21 May 1879. The victory of Chile in the War of the Pacific allowed its expansion into new territories.
José Antonio Kast
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José Antonio Kast Rist is a Chilean lawyer and politician who has served as the 38th president of Chile since 2026. Kast previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2018, rep
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…proposal in a new constitutional referendum, written by the conservative-led Constitutional Council. On 14 December 2025, conservative candidate José Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election decisively with more than 58% of the vote. This result was widely described as marking a shift to the right in Chilean…
Official portrait, 2026
José Antonio Kast during the 2025 presidential campaign
Kast and Pía Adriasola with Gabriel Boric following his election as president, 15 December 2025
Kast touring the CECOT prison in El Salvador, 2026