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| 2005 Chilean Military Parade | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 September 2005 |
| Venue | O'Higgins Park |
| Locations | Santiago, Chile |
| Country | Chile |
| Participants | Approximately 8,300 military and police personnel |
The 2005 Chilean Military Parade was held at O'Higgins Park in Santiago on 19 September 2005 to commemorate the Day of the Glories of the Army.[1]
Presided over by President Ricardo Lagos,[2] the military parade involved approximately 8,300 personnel from the Chilean Armed Forces and Carabineros de Chile.[3]
It was the sixth and final military parade presided over by Lagos, whose term ended in March 2006, and the last for Army commander-in-chief General Juan Emilio Cheyre. The ceremony was characterized by the absence of tanks and combat aircraft, increased female participation and the presence of foreign military personnel, including a unit of the Italian Guardia di Finanza.[4]
Background
[edit]Preparations called for approximately 8,300 personnel from the armed forces and Carabineros to participate. The Navy contributed more than 1,200 personnel from the Arturo Prat Naval Academy and Naval Polytechnic Academy. Its formation included two Naval Academy battalions, a company of midshipmen, a female Naval Health company and a Marine company from the Miller Marine Detachment.[5]
The 2005 edition was planned as a comparatively restrained parade, without tanks or combat aircraft. Female personnel participated in almost all institutional echelons, continuing the increased visibility of women seen in the previous year's ceremony. Foreign participation included a unit of the Italian Guardia di Finanza as special guests and Argentine Air Force aviators flying as copilots with the Chilean Air Force's Halcones.[4]
The parade was also Lagos's final one as president and Cheyre's last as commander-in-chief of the Army, as both were due to leave office in March 2006.[4] The naval contingent was commanded by Rear Admiral Carlos Fanta de la Vega, while the Naval Academy regiment was led by Captain Carlos de la Maza Urrutia.[6]
Parade
[edit]Lagos arrived at O'Higgins Park aboard an Army jeep accompanied by Defence Minister Jaime Ravinet. Before the march-past, the Club de Huasos Gil Letelier performed the traditional cueca and offered chicha en cacho to the authorities. Representatives of the Mapuche and Aymara peoples also participated in the opening ceremony.[3]
Brigadier General Patricio Cartoni Viale, commander of the presenting forces, formally requested presidential authorization to begin the parade. Lagos granted permission and the march-past began at approximately 15:30 with the Military School, whose bands performed the Radetzky March. It was followed by the Arturo Prat Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Carabineros Academy.[4]
The Air Force Academy presentation included T-35 Pillán aircraft. Among their pilots was the first woman to graduate as a combat pilot from the Chilean Air Force, while another female officer from the first generation of women helicopter pilots also participated. Argentine aviators joined the Halcones as copilots.[4]
The Italian Guardia di Finanza contingent marched as special guests at the end of the Carabineros Academy formation. The naval echelon included more than 1,200 personnel, among them a company of midshipmen who had participated in the 50th training cruise of the training ship Esmeralda.[3][6]
The professional formations of the Navy, Air Force and Carabineros followed the service academies, with Army units closing the parade. Unlike several previous editions, no tanks or combat aircraft were displayed.[4]
The ceremony lasted approximately one hour and 45 minutes. After more than 8,000 personnel had crossed the ellipse, Cartoni reported the conclusion of the parade to Lagos, who congratulated the participating forces. Some units subsequently took part in the traditional march along Avenida Ejército Libertador.[4][3]
The reviewing stand included Defence Minister Jaime Ravinet, Senate president Sergio Romero, Army commander-in-chief Juan Emilio Cheyre, Navy commander-in-chief Admiral Rodolfo Codina, Air Force commander-in-chief General Osvaldo Sarabia and Carabineros director general Alberto Cienfuegos, together with other civilian and military authorities and foreign guests.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Parada Militar 2005". Archivo Presidencial Ricardo Lagos (in Spanish). Universidad Diego Portales. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ "Una austera Parada Militar despidió al Presidente Ricardo Lagos". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 19 September 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Con la orden de Lagos, se inició la Parada Militar 2005". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 19 September 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sobrio desfile caracterizó la última Parada Militar del Presidente Lagos". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 19 September 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ "Más de 1.200 efectivos de la Armada desfilarán en Gran Parada Militar 2005" (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Gran Parada Militar 2005" (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
