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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Chile.

Incumbents

Events

January

Eruption of the volcano Llaima.

February

March

April

May

Destruction caused by the eruption of Chaitén Volcano.

July

August

  • August 29: Putre tragedy, nine girls from the Cumbres School die after the bus overturns.

September

October

  • October 3: A 400-gram TNT pump is placed in the offices of the Manufacturing Development Corporation (SOFOFA). Around two thousand people who worked in the building are evacuated. The GOPE manages to deactivate the bomb a few minutes before it explodes. Nobody is convicted of the attempted attack, however, several antisystemic groups are suspected.[7]
  • October 26: Municipal Elections.

November

December

Full date unknown

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