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South America - Concise History of the Mesoamerican civilisations
Mesoamericans were the ancient civilisations of South America which is now divided into 12 independent countries consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The diverse civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica included the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas and Mayans.

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Concise History and Timeline of Chile
1541 - Pedro de Valdivia begins Spanish conquest and founds Santiago
1553 - Araucanians capture and kill Valdivia
1810 - Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon
1810 - Junta in Santiago proclaims autonomy for Chile
1814 - Spain regains control of Chile
1817 - The battles of Chacabuco and Maipu when Spanish defeated by Army of the Andes led by Jose de San Martin and Bernardo O'Higgins
1818 - Chile becomes independent
1818 - O'Higgins takes role of supreme leader
1879-84 - Chile increases its territory after it defeats Peru and Bolivia in War of the Pacific
1927 - General Carlos Ibanez del Campo seizes power and establishes dictatorship
1948-58 - Communist Party banned.

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