2022 in Chile

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ; ;
See also:	Other events of 2022; Timeline of Chilean history;

The following is a list of events in the year 2022 in Chile.

Incumbents

President:
- Sebastián Piñera (RN, until 11 March)
- Gabriel Boric (CS, from 11 March)

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Chile

January

1-15 January - 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami

February

1 February - Chile beats Bolivia 3-2 at a football match in La Paz, eliminating the latter from participating in the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup.^[1]^[2]

March

2 March – Chile voted on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.^[3]^[4]

September

A proposed new constitution is rejected by 61% of voters.^[5]

Sport

Football

Other sports

Deaths

January

7 January – Luis Pareto González, 93, politician (b. 1928)^[6]
13 January – Arturo Frei Bolívar, 82, politician (b. 1939)^[7]
21 January – Leonor Oyarzún, 102, family therapist, first lady (1990–1994) (b. 1919)^[8]

February

Cristina Calderón

4 February – Sergio Bravo, 72, screenwriter (b. 1949)^[9]
10 February – Mane Nett, 73, actress and cultural manager (b. 1948)^[10]
12 February – Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, 76, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1935)^[11]
16 February – Cristina Calderón, 93, Yaghan singer, ethnographer, and writer (b. 1928)^[12]

March

5 March – Patricio Renán, 77, singer (b. 1945)^[13]
7 March
- Héctor Vargas Bastidas, 70, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1951)^[14]
- Benjamín Prado Casas, 96, politician (b. 1926)^[15]
20 March – Adriana Hoffmann, 82, botanist, environmentalist and author (b. 1940)^[16]
31 March – Patricia Poblete, 75, economist, Minister of Housing and Urbanism (2006–2010) (b. 1946)^[17]

April

2 April – Leonel Sánchez, 85, footballer (Universidad de Chile, Colo-Colo, national team) and manager (b. 1936)^[18]
17 April – Mireya Baltra, 90, journalist and politician, deputy (1969–1973) and minister of labor (1972).^[19]

References

^ "Chile beat Bolivia to keep World Cup qualification hopes alive". ESPN (in Spanish). Bristol. Reuters. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "¡Vergüenza! Bolivia pierde 2-3 ante Chile en el Siles y dice adiós a Catar". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Borger, Julian (2 March 2022). Written at Washington, D.C.. "UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ Saric, Ivana; Basu, Zachary (2 March 2022). "141 countries vote to condemn Russia at UN". Axios. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ Nicas, Jack (4 September 2022). "Chile Says 'No' to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate". The New York Times.
^ Meganoticias (8 January 2022). "Muere a los 93 años Luis Pareto González, expresidente de la Cámara de Diputados". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ González, Alberto (13 January 2022). "Muere Arturo Frei Bolívar, exparlamentario por el Bío Bío y excandidato presidencial". Bio Bio. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "A los 102 años fallece Leonor Oyarzún, viuda de Patricio Aylwin". 24 Horas. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ Ríos, Diego (4 February 2022). "Muere Sergio Bravo, histórico guionista y el hombre tras el himno Chile, la alegría ya viene". La Tercera. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ Morales, Samuel (10 February 2022). "Querida actriz de teleseries, Mané Nett, falleció a los 73 años". ADN Radio Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Fallece el padre obispo emérito de Punta Arenas, Tomás González Morales".
^ "Chile's last Yaghan speaker dies aged 93". France 24. AFP. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Muere el cantante de la Nueva Ola Patricio Renán". Cooperativa. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Confirman fallecimiento de obispo de Temuco, Héctor Vargas, criticado por encubrimiento en casos de abuso" (in Spanish).
^ "Fallece exsenador y exintendente de Valparaíso, Benjamín Prado Casas". La Región Hoy (in Spanish). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ Langman, Jimmy (21 March 2022). "Adriana Hoffmann, pioneering Chilean environmental leader and botanist, dies". www.patagonjournal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ Catalina Martínez y José Navarrete (31 March 2022). "A los 75 años fallece Patricia Poblete, militante DC y exministra de Vivienda durante el primer gobierno de Bachelet". La Tercera. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul' (in Spanish)
^ Fallece Mireya Baltra, ex ministra del Trabajo del gobierno de Salvador Allende (in Spanish)

[1] "Chile beat Bolivia to keep World Cup qualification hopes alive". ESPN (in Spanish). Bristol. Reuters. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[2] "¡Vergüenza! Bolivia pierde 2-3 ante Chile en el Siles y dice adiós a Catar". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[3] Borger, Julian (2 March 2022). Written at Washington, D.C.. "UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[4] Saric, Ivana; Basu, Zachary (2 March 2022). "141 countries vote to condemn Russia at UN". Axios. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[5] Nicas, Jack (4 September 2022). "Chile Says 'No' to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate". The New York Times.

[6] Meganoticias (8 January 2022). "Muere a los 93 años Luis Pareto González, expresidente de la Cámara de Diputados". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[7] González, Alberto (13 January 2022). "Muere Arturo Frei Bolívar, exparlamentario por el Bío Bío y excandidato presidencial". Bio Bio. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[8] "A los 102 años fallece Leonor Oyarzún, viuda de Patricio Aylwin". 24 Horas. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[9] Ríos, Diego (4 February 2022). "Muere Sergio Bravo, histórico guionista y el hombre tras el himno Chile, la alegría ya viene". La Tercera. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[10] Morales, Samuel (10 February 2022). "Querida actriz de teleseries, Mané Nett, falleció a los 73 años". ADN Radio Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[11] "Fallece el padre obispo emérito de Punta Arenas, Tomás González Morales".

[12] "Chile's last Yaghan speaker dies aged 93". France 24. AFP. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[13] "Muere el cantante de la Nueva Ola Patricio Renán". Cooperativa. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[14] "Confirman fallecimiento de obispo de Temuco, Héctor Vargas, criticado por encubrimiento en casos de abuso" (in Spanish).

[15] "Fallece exsenador y exintendente de Valparaíso, Benjamín Prado Casas". La Región Hoy (in Spanish). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[16] Langman, Jimmy (21 March 2022). "Adriana Hoffmann, pioneering Chilean environmental leader and botanist, dies". www.patagonjournal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[17] Catalina Martínez y José Navarrete (31 March 2022). "A los 75 años fallece Patricia Poblete, militante DC y exministra de Vivienda durante el primer gobierno de Bachelet". La Tercera. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[18] Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul' (in Spanish)

[19] Fallece Mireya Baltra, ex ministra del Trabajo del gobierno de Salvador Allende (in Spanish)

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