Events with tag - Economic Reform

March 9, 1933

Launch of the First New Deal

President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated the First New Deal, a comprehensive series of economic reforms and relief programs to combat the Great Depression. Within his first 100 days in office, FDR implemented 15 major pieces of legislation to stabilize banks, create jobs, and provide economic relief.

December 17, 1974

Pinochet Becomes President of Chile

General Augusto Pinochet officially became the President of Chile, consolidating his power after leading a military coup that overthrew Salvador Allende in September 1973. This marked the beginning of his 17-year dictatorship characterized by radical economic reforms and systematic political repression.