Columbus Day under President Hugo Chávez, the holiday was changed to "Día de la Resistencia Indígena" (Day of Indigenous Resistance) to commemorate the Indigenous peoples' resistance to European settlement. On October 12, 2004, a crowd of pro-government activists toppled the statue of Christopher Columbus in Caracas and sprayed allusive graffiti over its pedestal. The pro-Chávez website Aporrea wrote: "Just like the statue of Saddam in Baghdad, that of Columbus the tyrant also fell this October 12, 2004 in Caracas". The famous toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue had occurred the previous year. On September 21, 1994, Costa Rica changed the official holiday from
Chile Day held on 6–7 September in London. Chile Day Chile Day is an annual event held in London, United Kingdom, and New York, United States. The main purpose of the event is to promote the Chilean national branding, attract foreign investment, promote tourism in Chile and advertise Chilean export goods while also strengthening Chilean-British and Chilean-American socio-cultural ties. This day was initiated by Minister of Finance, Felipe Larraín Bascuñáin in 2011. A special edition of the event was held in the Czech city of Liberec in 2016. The first Chile Day for 2018 was held in April in New York City,