2 April and
3 April - The so-called "battle of Santiago" takes place. Due to the economic crisis in the country, protests took place that left more than 20 dead and serious clashes with the
police. In the last hours of April 3, President
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo is forced to declare a
state of siege and take the
army out into the streets
^"Chilean Buses Collide, 21 Die". New York Times. 22 December 1957.
ProQuest113932044.
^Gazarian-Gautier, Marie-Lise (2003). "The Walking Geography of Gabriela Mistral". In Agosín, Marjorie (ed.). Gabriela Mistral: The Audacious Traveler. Athens: Ohio University Press. p. 270.
ISBN978-0-89680-230-8.
2 April and
3 April - The so-called "battle of Santiago" takes place. Due to the economic crisis in the country, protests took place that left more than 20 dead and serious clashes with the
police. In the last hours of April 3, President
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo is forced to declare a
state of siege and take the
army out into the streets
^"Chilean Buses Collide, 21 Die". New York Times. 22 December 1957.
ProQuest113932044.
^Gazarian-Gautier, Marie-Lise (2003). "The Walking Geography of Gabriela Mistral". In Agosín, Marjorie (ed.). Gabriela Mistral: The Audacious Traveler. Athens: Ohio University Press. p. 270.
ISBN978-0-89680-230-8.