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Carabineros de Chile are the uniformed Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
an national police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 force and gendarmery, created on April 27, 1927. Their mission is to maintain order and create public respect for the laws of the country. They depend on the Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (Ministry of National Defense) through the Undersecretary of Carabiniers and the Ministerio del Interior (Ministry of the Interior). Chile also has an investigative police force, the Policía de Investigaciones.

origins of the Carabinier
Carabinier

A Carabinier was originally a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine . The word is derived from the identical French language word carabinier....
s de Chile trace back to night watchmen such as Dragones de la Reina (Queen's Dragoon
Dragoon

A dragoon is a soldier intended primarily to fight on foot but trained also in horse riding and cavalry combat, especially during the late 17th and early 18th centuries when dragoon regiments were established in most European armies....
s) (created in 1758 and later renamed the Dragoons of Chile in 1812) and other organizations that fulfilled functions such as the watch and local policing.

Later, cities such as Santiago
Santiago, Chile

Santiago , is the Capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m Above mean sea level....
 and Valparaíso
Valparaíso

Valpara?so is a major city in Chile and one of that country's most important seaports and an increasingly vital cultural center in the hemisphere's Pacific Southwest....
 created their own city police forces.






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Carabineros de Chile are the uniformed Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
an national police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 force and gendarmery, created on April 27, 1927. Their mission is to maintain order and create public respect for the laws of the country. They depend on the Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (Ministry of National Defense) through the Undersecretary of Carabiniers and the Ministerio del Interior (Ministry of the Interior). Chile also has an investigative police force, the Policía de Investigaciones.

History

The origins of the Carabinier
Carabinier

A Carabinier was originally a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine . The word is derived from the identical French language word carabinier....
s de Chile trace back to night watchmen such as Dragones de la Reina (Queen's Dragoon
Dragoon

A dragoon is a soldier intended primarily to fight on foot but trained also in horse riding and cavalry combat, especially during the late 17th and early 18th centuries when dragoon regiments were established in most European armies....
s) (created in 1758 and later renamed the Dragoons of Chile in 1812) and other organizations that fulfilled functions such as the watch and local policing.

Later, cities such as Santiago
Santiago, Chile

Santiago , is the Capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m Above mean sea level....
 and Valparaíso
Valparaíso

Valpara?so is a major city in Chile and one of that country's most important seaports and an increasingly vital cultural center in the hemisphere's Pacific Southwest....
 created their own city police forces. In 1881 the Policía Rural (Rural Police) was created for the rural areas of the country. However, the main problem with these police services was that they were dependent on local authorities for day-to-day decision making. This led to local officials abusing this power for their own political ends. In 1896 the Policía Fiscal (Prosecuting Police) was created to serve the cities.

The first policing organization with the name "Carabinier
Carabinier

A Carabinier was originally a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine . The word is derived from the identical French language word carabinier....
s" was the Corps of Carabiniers, in Spanish Cuerpo de Carabineros (with similar meaning as the Italian Carabinieri
Carabinieri

The Arma dei Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both the military and civilian populations. The Carabinieri is now a branch of armed forces , thus ending their long standing role as the first corps of the Italian army....
), formed in 1903 to bring law and order to the Araucanía Region
Araucanía Region

The IX Araucan?a Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Temuco. The region is divided into two provinces: Malleco Province in the north and Caut?n in the south....
 of Southern Chile (then much larger than is geographically denoted today). In 1908 the Carabiniers' School (Escuela de Carabineros, currently located in Providencia
Providencia (municipality, Chile)

Providencia is a communes of Chile of Chile located in Santiago Province, Chile, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Part of Santiago, Chile, it is bordered by the communes of Santiago to the west, Recoleta, Chile to the northwest, Las Condes and Vitacura to the northeast, La Reina to the east, and ?u?oa to the south....
) was created. In 1927, President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

General Carlos Ib??ez del Campo was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as dictator between 1927 and 1931 and as constitutional President from 1952 to 1958....
 merged the Fiscal Police (Policía Fiscal), the Rural Police (Policia Rural), and the Cuerpo de Carabineros into the Carabiniers of Chile, one unified institution under the direction of the national government. The organization still carries the name given to it by Ibáñez, who became the Carabiniers' first Director General.

In 1973 the Carabiniers, headed by General Cesar Mendoza Duran, later appointed Director General, joined the Chilean coup of 1973
Chilean coup of 1973

The Chilean coup d'?tat of 1973 is a landmark in the history of Chile and the Soviet-American Cold War. On 11 September 1973, the government of President Salvador Allende was overthrown by the military in a coup d??tat....
 under the lead of the Army, Navy and Air Forces leaders, that overthrew President Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende

Salvador Isabelino Allende Gossens was President of Chile of Chile from November 1970 until his death during the 1973 Chilean coup d'?tat.Allende's involvement in Chilean political life spanned a period of nearly forty years....
. As such, the Carabiniers' commander was a formal member of the Military Government Junta (1973-1990), as well as members of the institution taking on administrative roles, such as being in charge of the Ministry of Education.

Today

The current mission of the "Carabineros" is to maintain or re-establish order and security in Chilean society through civic education, service to the community, police work, and in a war situation, to act as a paramilitary force (all their members have military training). Under the current Chilean constitution
Constitution of Chile

In its temporary dispositions, the document ordered the transition from the former military government, with Augusto Pinochet as President of the Republic, and the Legislative Power of the Military dictatorship , to a civil one, with a time frame of eight years, during which the Legislative Power would still be the Military Junta....
 the Carabineros are integrated directly into the armed forces in a state of emergency to better guarantee order. Carabineros are commonly informally called "pacos", akin to English "bobbies" or "cops". They also have a SWAT
SWAT

SWAT are elite tactical units in American police departments. Similar organizations in other areas are South Australian Special Tasks and Rescue, London's Specialist Firearms Command and Thunder Squad....
-kind special forces for counter operations called GOPE (Grupo de Operaciones Policiales Especiales - Special police operations Group). There is also an Elite
Elite

Elite is taken originally from the Latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the elite is a relatively small dominant Group within a large society, which enjoys a privileged status envied by individuals of lower social status....
 Corps
Corps

A Corps is either a large formation , or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service....
 in charge of security in the La Moneda Palace and of the President
President of Chile

The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. Under the current Constitution of Chile , the President is elected by popular vote to serve for a period of four years, with immediate re-election being prohibited....
.

Aircraft inventory

The Carabiniers operates 35 aircraft in support of their operations, including 10 helicopters. Recently had been acquired 4 Augusta A109E
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes |----- | Bell 206
Bell 206

The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected....
 | | utility helicopter | 206B | 1 | Used for pilot training only. |----- | Cessna 182
Cessna 182

The Cessna 182, marketed under the name Skylane, is a four-seat, single-engine, light Fixed-wing aircraft. It has the option of adding two child seats, installed in the baggage area....
 | | utility | 182Q | 5 | |----- | Cessna 206 | | utility | | 3 | |----- | Cessna 208
Cessna 208

The Cessna 208 Caravan, also known as the Cargomaster, is a single turboprop engine, fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the United States by Cessna....
 | | utility | | 1 | |----- | Cessna 210
Cessna 210

The Cessna 210 Centurion is a 6 seat, high-performance, retractable-gear single-engine general aviation aircraft which was first flown in January 1957 in aviation....
 | | utility transport | | 5 | |----- | Cessna Citation
Cessna Citation

The Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for its line of business jets. Rather than one particular model of aircraft, the name applies to several "families" of turbofan-powered aircraft which have been produced over the years....
 | | VIP transport | 550 Citation II | 2 | |----- | Eurocopter Bo 105 | | utility helicopter | Bo 105C
Bo 105LSA-3 | 5
2 | |----- | MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 |
| utility helicopter | BK117B-1 | 2 | |----- | Piper PA-31 Navajo
Piper PA-31 Navajo

The PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, using Lycoming Engines engines....
 | | utility transport | PA-31
PA-31T Cheyenne | 3
1 | |----- | Agusta A109
Agusta A109

The AgustaWestland AW109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta of Italy. It is a light-weight, twin engine, eight seat multi-purpose helicopter....
 | | utility transport | Agusta A109E | 4 |}


Historical secret police organizations

  • Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia
    DINA

    This article is about the Chilean police agency. For the bus manufacturer, see DINA S.A..Direcci?n de Inteligencia Nacional or DINA was the Chilean secret police in the government of Augusto Pinochet....
     (DINA) (National Intelligence Directorate)
  • Central Nacional de Inteligencia
    CNI

    CNI is the acronym for a number of organizations, including:* Centro Nacional de Inteligencia, the Spanish secret service agency.* Central Nacional de Informaciones, the Chilean secret service agency....
     (CNI) (National Intelligence Centre)


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