Chile–Poland relations was founded and they had their own magazine called "Polak w Chile" (Polish People in Chile). On 25 May 1962, Poland opened a commercial office in Santiago and on 7 January 1965, both nations elevated their diplomatic relations to an embassy. On 10 October 1973, soon after the Chilean coup d'état, diplomatic relations between Chile and Poland were severed by Chilean General Augusto Pinochet who was a staunch anti-communist. After democracy was restored to Chile in 1989, both nations re-established diplomatic relations on 11 March 1990. In 1995, former Polish President Lech Wałęsa paid a visit to Chile to partake
Regions of Chile Regions of Chile Chile is divided into 16 regions (in Spanish, "regiones"; singular "región"), which are the country's first-level administrative division. Each region is headed by an intendant ("intendente)", appointed by the President of Chile, and a directly-elected regional board ("consejo regional"). The regions are divided into provinces (the second-level administrative division), each headed by a governor ("gobernador") appointed by the President. There are 56 provinces in total. Provinces are divided into communes (the third and lowest level administrative division), which are governed by municipal councils. Each region is given a Roman numeral, followed by a name (e.g. "IV Región