Augusto Pinochet - Wikipedia
WEBAugusto 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.
Augusto Pinochet | Biography, General, Dictatorship, & Facts
WEBApr 7, 2024 · Augusto Pinochet, leader of the military junta that overthrew the socialist government of President Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. Pinochet was head of Chile’s military government (1974–90). During his dictatorial reign tens of thousands of opponents of his regime were tortured.
Augusto Pinochet - Allende, Human Rights & Childhood - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Gender: Male. Best Known For: 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 ...
Indictment and arrest of Augusto Pinochet - Wikipedia
WEBHe 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 2000. Authorised to return to Chile, Pinochet was subsequently indicted by judge Juan Guzmán Tapia and charged with several crimes. He died in 2006 without having been convicted.
Augusto Pinochet - HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006) was a Chilean dictator born in Valparaíso, Chile. A career army officer, he led the military coup overthrowing the Allende government in 1973, establishing himself at...
Chile coup 50 years later: The U.S. role and its unintended ... - NPR
WEBSep 10, 2023 · During the ensuing 17-year rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, more than 3,000 people would be disappeared or killed and some 38,000 would become political prisoners — most of them victims of torture.
Augusto Pinochet summary | Britannica
WEBAugusto 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.
A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup, some in Chile ...
WEBSep 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.
Augusto Pinochet, Dictator Who Ruled by Terror in Chile, Dies …
WEBDec 11, 2006 · 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 Facts | Britannica
WEBAugusto Pinochet, leader of the military junta that overthrew the socialist government of President Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. Pinochet was head of Chile’s military government (1974–90). During his dictatorial reign tens of thousands of opponents of his regime were tortured.
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