Bielsa Quits As Chile Coach Amid Political Acrimony
20 Nov 2010Chileans Reflect On Rollercoaster 2010
31 Dec 2010
When Sebastian Pinera won Chile's presidential election in January, he can surely never have imagined that his first year in power would be quite so eventful. A devastating earthquake, the dramatic miners' rescue, a horrific prison fire - Chile's bicentenary has been a rollercoaster.
Within six weeks of Mr Pinera's victory, and before he had even assumed office, the country was shaken by one of the most powerful earthquakes on record.
With a magnitude of 8.8, it killed nearly 500 people and destroyed thousands of homes. It caused $30bn (£19bn) of damage, the equivalent of 18% of Chile's gross domestic product. Many towns and villages are still struggling to recover.