President of Chile coup d'etat of 1973, when it disappeared during the bombing of the La Moneda palace. During the military regime of Augusto Pinochet a replica of the pioche was created, based on photographs of the original. It is only used together with the presidential sash. The ceremonial presidential vehicle in Chile is a 1966 black Ford Galaxie XL Convertible, given as a gift by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Chile. It is used only for official ceremonies celebrating national days on 21 May 18 and 19 September and presidential inaugurations which take place on 11 March every
Chile–Ireland relations democratically elected President of Chile since before the military dictatorship was President Patricio Aylwin of Irish descent. In the early 1990s, both Chile and Ireland established diplomatic relations and in 2002, Chile opened its first resident embassy in the Irish capital. Presidential visits from Chile to Ireland Presidential visits from Ireland to Chile In 2015, total trade between Chile and Ireland totaled €252 million Euros. 70% of Chilean exports to Ireland is in Chilean wine followed by coffee, tea and grapes. Ireland's main exports to Chile include: cranes, computers, medicine and industrial oil and alcohol. In 2002, Chile and the