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| 1994, March 11 |
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| Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle sworn in as president. It was Chile's first normal democratic transfer of office since 1970. | 1 |
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| 1995, March 17 |
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| Signaling the economic success of Chile's neoliberal policies, the United States declared its support for Chile's inclusion in NAFTA. | 2 |
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| 1997 |
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| Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet, required by the constitution to retire as armed forces head by March 1998, sparked protests by announcing plans to become a senator for life—an honor awarded by the constitution to former presidents. | 3 |
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| 1998, March 10 |
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| Augusto Pinochet retired as army commander-in-chief. | 4 |
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| April 18–19 |
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| The second Summit of the Americas was hosted in Santiago, Chile. Attended by the leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere nations, the summit began discussions focused on establishing the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) by the year 2005. | 5 |
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| Oct. 16 |
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| Pinochet was arrested and detained in England, where he was receiving medical treatment. Facing charges for his leadership role in the ruling military junta of Chile from 1973 to 1990, Pinochet was declared unfit for trial by the U.K. on Jan. 11, 2000. | 6 |
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| Dec. 9 |
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| Chile signed a joint declaration with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia backing Chilean state sovereignty in arresting and prosecuting alleged war criminal and former dictator Augusto Pinochet. | 7 |
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