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Augusto Pinochet

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Augusto Pinochet's Biography

Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet (Spanish pronunciation: [auˈɣusto pinoˈtʃet]),[note 1] (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was an army general and dictator of Chile from 1973 until transferring power to a democratically elected president in 1990. He was the commander-in-chief of the Chilean army from 1973 to 1998 and president of the Government Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981. He assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973 that overthrew the Government of Salvador Allende.

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The Archbishop of Valparaiso Gonzalo Duarte shakes hands with Patricia Woodward (L), the sister of English priest Miguel Woodward who died during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, during a rally in Valparaiso city
The Archbishop of Valparaiso Gonzalo Duarte shakes hands with Patricia Woodward (L), the sister of English priest Miguel Woodward who died during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, during a rally in Valparaiso city
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