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  2. Unidad de Fomento - Wikipedia

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    The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is a unit of account used in Chile.It is a non-circulating currency; [1] the exchange rate between the UF and the Chilean peso is constantly adjusted for inflation so that the purchasing power of the Unidad de Fomento remains almost constant on a daily basis during low inflation.

  3. Public holidays in Chile - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church's official name for this day is Solemnidad de la Virgen del Carmen, Reina y Patrona de Chile, but the law that created this holiday (20,148) does not use it. [2] August: 15 (Friday) Assumption of Mary: Asunción de la Virgen: 20 (Wednesday) Nativity of Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins: Nacimiento del Prócer de la Independencia

  4. Chilean Air Force - Wikipedia

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    Chile got its aircraft from both the United States and Europe. The American supply consisted of Lockheed F-80 , Lockheed T-33 , Beech T-34 Mentor , Cessna T-37 , Cessna A-37 Dragonfly and Northrop F-5E/F for example, whereas the British supplied Hawker Hunters and the French delivered various helicopters and Dassault Mirage 50 aircraft.

  5. Fiestas Patrias (Chile) - Wikipedia

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    Attracting millions of people, and simulcast live on radio, television and on the Internet, the parade, led by the Chilean Armed Forces (Chilean Army, Chilean Navy and Chilean Air Force) and the Carabineros de Chile, plus since 2019 the Investigations Police of Chile, takes place in the afternoon, and (when 19 September is a Sunday, Monday ...

  6. United States intervention in Chile - Wikipedia

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    A war between the U.S. and Chile was remotely possible. Chile's foreign minister escalated the tension but in Washington Secretary of State James G. Blaine cooled off the hotheads. The crisis ended when the Chilean government bowed, and while maintaining that the seamen were to blame for the riot paid an indemnity of $75,000 to the victims ...

  7. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Chile) - Wikipedia

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    The Directorate General of Civil Aviation [3] or the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics of Chile [4] (Spanish: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil) is the civil aviation authority of Chile. It has its headquarters in Providencia, Santiago. [5] The Directorate was created in March 1930 (), following the setup of the Chilean Air Force.

  8. Seiko Instruments - Wikipedia

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    In 1937, Daini Seikosha Co., Ltd. (第二精工舎, Dai-ni-seikōsha), literally the second workshop for manufacturing Seiko timepieces, was established in Kamedo, Kōtō, Tokyo as a spin-off of the watch manufacturing division from Seikosha (精工舎, Seikōsha), so had been making the Seiko watches until 2020.