3 January – Foreign Minister resigns to return to active service. is appointed successor.[1]
February[]
14 February – 1956 Santiago rail crash
April[]
21 April – At least 38 people are killed when a bus plunges off a bridge near Calama.[2]
June[]
10 June - At the FIFA congress held in Lisbon, Chile is chosen to host the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
August[]
2 August - The National Party (1956-1958) is created, product of the merger of the National Independent Movement, the National Agrarian Party and the Agrarian Labor Recoveryist Party.
