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Axel Kaiser
Axel Kaiser (born 4 July 1981) is a Chilean writer, lawyer and political scientist known for his work on classical liberalism and free-market economics. Kaiser is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society and has published articles in Forbes and other publications. He is also the author of several books, including ''The Tyranny of Equality'' and ''The Populist Deception''. Biography Axel Kaiser was born from Hans Christian Kaiser Wagner and Rosmarie Barents Haensgen, a German Chileans, German-Chilean family. His paternal grandparents were Rosemarie Wagner Schilling, a fourth-generation German-Chilean, and her husband, the German immigrant Friedrich Ernst Kaiser Richter, who defined politically as a Social Democrat, arrived in Chile as a refugee from Wurtemberg in 1936, escaping National Socialist Germany after Adolf Hitler's rise to power and before World War II, having foreseen its outbreak. He married his wife in April 1939 and settled in Villarrica, Chile, Villarrica in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between above sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has served as the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city features a downtown core characterized by 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side streets with a mix of Art Deco, Gothic Revival, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is defined by several standalone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, which is lined by parks such as Parque Bicentenario, Parque Forestal, and Parque de la Familia. The Andes Mountains are visible from most parts of the city and contribute to a smog problem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Chileans
German Chileans (; ) are Chileans descended from German immigrants, about 30,000 of whom arrived in Chile between 1846 and 1914. Most of these were from traditionally Catholic Bavaria, Baden and the Rhineland, and also from Bohemia in the present-day Czech Republic. A smaller number of Lutherans immigrated to Chile following the failed revolutions of 1848. From the middle of the 19th century to the present, they have played a significant role in the economic, political and cultural development of the Chilean nation. The 19th-century immigrants settled chiefly in Chile's Araucanía, Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions in the so-called ''Zona Sur'' of Chile, including the Chilean lake district. History Germans in the Spanish Empire The first German to feature in the history of what is now Chile is Bartolomé Blumenthal (Spanish ''alias'' Bartolomé Flores) during the 16th century who accompanied Pedro de Valdivia. The latter conquistador ousted the indigenous population an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Libertarian Party
The National Libertarian Party () is a far-right Chilean political party led by Johannes Kaiser. It was founded by five libertarian members of the national conservative Republican Party in the Chamber of Deputies. Its legalisation process by the Electoral Service is in course. The party has presented more than 46,080 signatures in 13 of the 16 regions of the country. The party intends to run Johannes Kaiser for President of Chile in the 2025 Chilean presidential election. History The Libertarian National Party was formed around the figure of the politician Johannes Kaiser and the discontent of other dissident members of the Republican Party of Chile. Political analysts explained that this discontent among more "purist" members was with the party's performance and support for the 2023 new constitutional proposal. Additionally, they attributed Kaiser’s rise in popularity and the formation of the party to a broader phenomenon related to the emergence of disruptive figures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Deputies Of Chile
The Chamber of Deputies () is the lower house of Chile's Bicameralism, bicameral National Congress of Chile, Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current Chilean Constitution of 1980, constitution. Eligibility Deputies must: be aged at least 21; not be disqualified from voting; have finished Secondary education, secondary school or its equivalent; and have lived in the corresponding electoral district for at least two years prior to the election. Electoral system Since 2017 Chilean general election, 2017, Chile's congress has been elected through open list proportional representation under the D'Hondt method. Before 2017, a unique binomial system was used. These system rewards coalition slates. Each coalition could run two candidates for each electoral district's two Chamber seats. Typically, the two largest coalitions in a district divided the seats, one each, among themselves. Only if the leading coalition tick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Kaiser (Chilean Politician)
Johannes Maximilian Kaiser Barents-von Hohenhagen (born 5 January 1976) is a Chilean politician, serving as a national deputy since March 2022, representing the 10th district of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. Previously a member of the Republican Party, he founded the National Libertarian Party in 2024. He is a potential candidate in the 2025 Chilean presidential election. Kaiser calls himself and his movement reactionary., staunchly opposes illegal immigration to Chile, and supports the right to own firearms in Chile. Biography Early life and family history He was born on January 5, 1976, in Santiago de Chile, as the eldest son of Hans Christian (also known as Juan Cristián) Kaiser Wagner and Rosmarie Barents-von Hohenhagen Haensgen, from a family of German Chileans. His paternal grandfather was Friedrich Ernst Kaiser Richter, who arrived in Chile as a refugee from Wurtemberg in 1936, escaping Germany after Adolf Hitler's rise to power and before World War II. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Kaiser
Vanessa Olimpia Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen (born 25 October 1977) is a Chilean columnist and politician who served as a councilwoman of Las Condes, since 2024 is member of the National Libertarian Party founded by her brother Johannes. Biography Vanessa Kaiser was born from Hans Christian Kaiser Wagner and Rosmarie Barents Haensgen, a German-Chilean family. Her paternal grandparents were Rosemarie Wagner Schilling, a fourth-generation German-Chilean, and her husband, the German immigrant Friedrich Ernst Kaiser Richter, who defined politically as a Social Democrat, arrived in Chile as a refugee from Wurtemberg in 1936, escaping National Socialist Germany after Adolf Hitler's rise to power and before World War II, having foreseen its outbreak. He married his wife in April 1939 and settled in Villarrica in Southern Chile, where he was eventually elected as the 9th mayor of the city, serving between May 1956 and October 1957. Her father was active in the National Party, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party (Chile, 1966)
The National Party (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Partido Nacional'', PN) was a Chilean List of political parties in Chile, political party formed in 1966 by the union of the United Conservative Party (Chile), United Conservative Party, the Liberal Party (Chile, 1849), Liberal Party and the National Action (Chile, 1963), National Action (founded in 1963 by Jorge Prat Echaurren, who had been Minister of Finances in 1954 in Carlos Ibáñez del Campo's cabinet). It represented the right-wing of the Chilean political spectrum, against the centrist Christian Democratic Party (Chile), Christian Democratic Party and the leftist coalition Popular Unity (Chile), Popular Unity. Its candidate Jorge Alessandri lost the 1970 Chilean presidential election, 1970 presidential election. Three years later, in August 1973, after escalating political polarization, the Christian Democrats joined with the National Party in the same legislature against Allende. The following month, newly appointed chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Chile
Southern Chile is an informal geographic term for any place south of the capital city, Santiago, or south of Biobío River, the mouth of which is Concepción, about {{convert, 200, mi, km, sigfig=1, order=flip south of Santiago. Generally cities like Temuco are considered to be located in the south despite being relatively close to the geographical center of Chile. This is mainly because mainland Chile ended in La Frontera until the occupation of Araucanía (1861–1883). Similarly, the Southern Chile wine region is close to the geographic center of the country, encompassing wine-growing areas in the Bío Bío Region and Araucanía Region. Southern Chile may also refer to the Zona Sur region between Biobío and Chacao Channel, which is often also called the Chilean Lake District. It may also refer to the Zona Austral, also called the Extreme South. List of major cities in Southern Chile Ordered from north to south. * Temuco * Valdivia * La Unión * Rio Bueno * Osorno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villarrica, Chile
Villarrica is a city and commune in southern Chile located on the western shore of Villarrica Lake in the Province of Cautín, Araucanía Region south of Santiago and close to the Villarrica Volcano ski center to the south east. Residents of Villarrica are known as ''Villarricences''. Tourism, grain and dairy farming, and forestry are the main economic activities of the community. The climate is mild and humid with the greatest rainfall experienced between May and July (autumn and winter). The dry season is between December and February (Summer). Other lakes found nearby include Calafquén, Caburgua, Huilipilún and Colico. In the summer water sports and sunbathing are popular activities in the warm temperatures experienced at the low altitudes ranging from 200 to 500m above sea level. Fishing and rafting are popular activities in the various rivers in the area, which include the Toltén, Voipir, Trancura, Llancahue and Lincura. Popular waterfalls include León, La China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Hitler's Rise To Power
The rise to power of Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, began in the newly established Weimar Republic in September 1919, when Hitler joined the ''German Workers' Party, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'' (DAP; German Workers' Party). He quickly rose to a place of prominence and became one of its most popular speakers. In an attempt to more broadly appeal to larger segments of the population and win over German workers, the party name was changed to the ''Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'' (NSDAP; National Socialist German Workers' Party), commonly known as the Nazi Party, and a new platform was adopted. Hitler was made the party leader in 1921 after he threatened to otherwise leave. By 1922, his control over the party was unchallenged. The Nazis were a right-wing party, but in the early years they also had Anti-capitalism, anti-capitalist and Bourgeoisie, anti-bourgeois elements. Hitler later initiated a purge of these elements and reaffirmed the Nazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Socialist Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945, after 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, ending World War II in Europe. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi Party began to eliminate political opposition and consolidate power. A 1934 German referendum confirmed Hitler as sole '' Führer'' (leader). Power was centralised in Hitler's person, and his word became the highest law. The government was not a coordinated, coopera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
