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Initials and acronyms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2022

William F. Sater  and
Simon Collier
William F. Sater
Affiliation:
California State University, Long Beach

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A History of Chile 1808–2018 , pp. 515 - 518
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

Initials and acronyms

AFP

Administradora de Fondos de Pensión: Pension Fund Administration (1980s onward).

ANAP

Alianza Nacional del Pueblo: National Popular Alliance (Ibáñez electoral coalition).

ANEF

Asociación Nacional de Empleados Fiscales: National Association of Public Employees.

API

Acción Popular Independiente: Independent People’s Action (following of Rafael Tarud).

APL

Alianza Popular Libertadora: Popular Liberation Alliance (Ibáñez electoral coalition).

ASICH

Acción Sindical y Económica de Chile: Chilean Economic and Union Action (Catholic union movement).

CAP

Compañía del Acero del Pacífico: Pacific Steel Company.

CEPRO

Centro de Producción: Production Center (agrarian reform unit).

CERA

Centro de Reforma Agraria: Agrarian Reform Center (agrarian reform unit).

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency (United States).

CIDOC

Centro de Investigación y Documentación en Historia de Chile Contemporáneo: Research and Documentation Center in Contemporary Chilean History, Universidad Finis Terrae.

CNC

Consejo Nacional Campesino: National Peasant Council.

CNI

Central Nacional de Informaciones: National Information Center (secret police, Pinochet regime).

CODELCO

Corporación del Cobre: Copper Corporation.

CORA

Corporación de Reforma Agraria: Agrarian Reform Corporation.

CORFO

Corporación de Fomento a la Producción: Production Development Corporation.

CORVI

Corporación de la Vivienda: Housing Corporation.

COSACH

Compañía de Salitre de Chile: Nitrate Company of Chile.

COVENSA

Corporación de Ventas de Salitre y Yodo: Nitrate and Iodine Marketing Board.

CTCH

Confederación de Trabajadores de Chile: Confederation of Workers of Chile (trade union confederation).

CUT (1)

Central Unica de Trabajadores (1953): Sole Workers’ Center (trade union federation). (2) Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (1988): Unitary Workers’ Center (trade union federation).

DINA

Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional: Directorate of National Intelligence (secret police, Pinochet regime).

ENAP

Empresa Nacional de Petróleo: National Petroleum Enterprise.

ENDESA

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad: National Electricity Enterprise.

ENTEL

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones: National Telecommunications Enterprise.

ENU

Escuela Nacional Unida: Unified National School (Allende government).

FACH

Fuerza Aérea de Chile: Chilean Air Force.

FECH

Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile: University of Chile Student Federation.

FOCH

Federación de Obreros Chilenos: Federation of Chilean Workers (trade union confederation).

FONASA

Fondo Nacional de Salud: National Health Fund.

FONDART

Fondo de Desarrollo de las Artes y la Cultura: Fund for the Development of the Arts and Culture (1992).

FOSIS

Fondo de Solidaridad e Inversión Social: Social Solidarity and Investment Fund (Aylwin presidency).

FPMR

Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez: Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (Pinochet regime).

FRAP

Frente de Acción Popular: People’s Action Front (left-wing coalition, 1950s–1960s).

INDAP

Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario: Agricultural Development Institute.

ISAPRE

Instituto de Salud Previsional: Welfare Health Institute.

IVA

Impuesto al valor agregado: Value-added tax.

LADECO

Línea Aérea del Cobre: Copper Airline.

LAN-Chile

Línea Aérea Nacional de Chile: National Airline of Chile.

MADECO

Manufacturas de Cobre: Copper Manufactures (company).

MADEMSA

Manufacturas de Metales: Metal Manufactures (company).

MAPU

Movimiento de Acción Popular Unitaria: Unitary People’s Action Movement.

MERCOSUR

projected South American common market: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay (1991). Chile joined as an associate member in 1996.

MIDA

Movimiento Democrático Allendista: Allendista Democratic Movement (Aylwin presidency).

MIR

Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria: Movement of the Revolutionary Left.

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement: Canada, United States, Mexico (1994)

ODEPLAN

Oficina de Planificación Nacional: National Planning Office.

PAL

Partido Agrario-Laborista: Agrarian Labor Party.

PDC

Partido Demócratacristiano: Christian Democrat Party.

PEM

Programa de Empleo Mínimo: Minimum Employment Program (Pinochet regime).

POJH

Programa Ocupacional para Jefes de Hogar: Work Program for Heads of Household (Pinochet regime).

POS

Partido Obrero Socialista: Socialist Worker Party.

PPD

Partido por la Democracia: Party for Democracy

PRSD

Partido Radical-Social Demócrata: Radical-Social Democrat Party, the merger (1994) of the former Radical and Social Democrat parties.

RN

Renovación Nacional: National Renewal party.

SNA

Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura: National Society of Agriculture.

SNS

Servicio Nacional de Salud: National Health Service.

SOFOFA

Sociedad de Fomento Fabril: Society for Industrial Development.

SOQUIMICH

Sociedad Química Chilena: Chilean Chemical Company.

UDI

Unión Demócrata Independiente: Independent Democrat Union.

UP

Unidad Popular: People’s Unity (Allende coalition).

USOPO

Unión Socialista Popular: People’s Socialist Union.

VOP

Vanguardia Organizada del Pueblo: Organized Vanguard of the People (extremist group).

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