His years in power were marked by inflation, poverty, and the ruthless repression of opposition leaders. He becam leader efter he owerthrew salvador allende, a socialist preses. Augusto pinochet november 25, 1915december 10, 2006 was an army officer and dictator of chile from 1973 to 1990. Pinochet, a graduate of the military academy in santiago 1936, was a career. Biography of augusto pinochet, chiles military dictator.
Kissinger covered up chile torture world news the guardian. He was arrested in london six days later and held on house arrest for a year and a half before being released by the british government in march 2000. He was named head of the militarys governing council and later assumed the title of president in 1974. As a result a military junta was formed headed by pinochet. He stepped down in 1990 after a presidential election was held. Schmetterlingverlag, stuttgart, 2012, isbn 9783896570970. General augusto pinochet, who has died aged 91, was the most notorious of latin americas 20thcentury military rulers. Augusto pinochet ugarte 25 november 1915 10 december 2006 wis a chilean airmy general an preses that led chile frae 11 september 1973 tae 11 mairch 1990, when patricio aylwin succeedit him. Indictment and arrest of augusto pinochet wikipedia.
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