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On 14 December 1971, leftists under the command of ''Comandante Mickey'' (MIR commander Alejandro Villalobos) seize the La Florida Suburb of Santiago
 
On 14 December 1971, leftists under the command of ''Comandante Mickey'' (MIR commander Alejandro Villalobos) seize the La Florida Suburb of Santiago
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On 19 January 1972, Raúl Quezada Moreno, a 52-year-old farmer and father of 8 children, is clubbed to death resisting the seizure of his land.
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On January 19th 1972, Raúl Quezada Moreno, a 52-year-old farmer and father of 8 children, is clubbed to death by left-wing activists from the 'Movimiento Campesino Revolucionario' (MCR) for resisting the seizure of his land.<ref>Breve historia de la unidad popular, Teresa Donoso Loero, p. 129, El Mercurio, 1973</ref>
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On 24 July 1972, leftists under the command of a former Chilean Army Black Beret, Mario Melo, seize a supermarket and petrol station in the Lo Hermida Suburb in Santiago.
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On July 24th 1972, leftists under the command of a former Chilean Army Black Beret, Mario Melo, seize a supermarket and petrol station in the Lo Hermida Suburb in Santiago.
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On 15 August 1972, ten Marxist Guerrillas arrive in Pudahuel International Airport in Santiago and obtain sanctuary in Chile, after having hijacked a plane at gunpoint following their escape from Argentina.
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On August 15th 1972, ten Marxist Guerrillas arrive in Pudahuel International Airport in Santiago and obtain sanctuary in Chile, after having hijacked a plane at gunpoint following their escape from Argentina.
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On 30 August 1972, a carabineer corporal (Exequiel Aroca Cuevas) is killed in the City of Concepción, when leftists open fire on the bus he was travelling.
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On August 30th 1972, a carabineer corporal (Exequiel Aroca Cuevas) is killed in the City of Concepción, when leftists open fire on the police anti-riot bus he was travelling.<ref>Breve historia de la unidad popular, Teresa Donoso Loero, p. 218, El Mercurio, 1973</ref>
    
On 3 December 1972, fifty leftists brandishing sidearms and clubs, seize a Paños Continental factory, leaving  nine employees injured in the process.
 
On 3 December 1972, fifty leftists brandishing sidearms and clubs, seize a Paños Continental factory, leaving  nine employees injured in the process.
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