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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean army officer and military dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990.
Jun 23, 2024 · Augusto Pinochet (born November 25, 1915, Valparaiso, Chile—died December 10, 2006, Santiago) was the leader of the military junta that overthrew the socialist government of Pres. Salvador Allende of Chile on September 11, 1973.
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the Chilean dictator who seized power in a coup in 1973 and ruled until 1990. Find out how he faced charges of human rights abuses and genocide, and why he died without standing trial.
Apr 2, 2014 · Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet overthrew the Allende government in 1973 and stayed in power until 1998. He was never tried for alleged human rights abuses.
Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, the brutal dictator who repressed and reshaped Chile for nearly two decades and became a notorious symbol of human rights abuse and corruption, died yesterday at the...
Augusto Pinochet, (born Nov. 25, 1915, Valparaiso, Chile—died Dec. 10, 2006, Santiago), Head of Chile’s military government (1974–90). A career military officer, he planned and led the coup d’état in which Pres. Salvador Allende died.
Sep 5, 2023 · The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism.
