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    Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer and politician who served as Chile's head of state...
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    time, the country was ruled by a military junta headed by General Augusto Pinochet. The military used the breakdown of democracy and the economic crisis...
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    General Augusto Pinochet was indicted for human rights violations committed in his native Chile by Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzón in 1998. He was arrested...
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    Lucía Pinochet Hiriart (born 14 December 1943) is the eldest daughter of former Chile's dictator Augusto Pinochet and Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet. She was...
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    Human rights abuses in Chile under Augusto Pinochet were the crimes against humanity, persecution of opponents, political repression, and state terrorism...
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    On 11 September 1973, a group of military officers, led by General Augusto Pinochet, seized power in a coup, ending civilian rule. Following the coup,...
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  • El Conde (film) (category Augusto Pinochet)
    Guillermo Calderón. It is a satire that portrays Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death. The film stars Jaime Vadell...
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    led in Chile between 1973 and 1990 by Augusto Pinochet. Ranging from the right-wing, to the far-right, Pinochetism is characterised by its anti-communism...
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    December 2021), also known as Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet, was the wife of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Hiriart was born into a wealthy family in...
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    Operation Condor (category Augusto Pinochet)
    Uruguay on 27 June 1973. Chilean armed forces commanded by General Augusto Pinochet bombed the presidential palace in Chile on 11 September 1973, overthrowing...
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    including going to great lengths to allow former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to hide his fortune after his accounts were subjected to asset freezing...
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    and legislative branch of government until December 17, 1974, when Augusto Pinochet rose was formally declared President of Chile in late 1974. After that...
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    thousands of conscripts from 1975 to 1985 to build the road. Dictator Augusto Pinochet is said to have made annual visits well into the 1990s to follow the...
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  • Caravan of Death (category Augusto Pinochet)
    the squad killed 97 people: 26 in the South and 71 in the North. Augusto Pinochet was indicted in December 2002 in this case, but he died four years...
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    Catholic University of Chile. During the military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet, Góngora worked for independent media outlets that opposed the regime...
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    of his death are still disputed. Following Allende's death, General Augusto Pinochet refused to return authority to a civilian government, and Chile was...
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    as leaders of the early reforms initiated in Chile during General Augusto Pinochet's rule. Milton and Rose Friedman used the term "Chicago Boys" in their...
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    A referendum on whether Augusto Pinochet, the head of a military dictatorship, should become president for eight years under resumed civilian rule was...
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    An assassination attempt was made on Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on 7 September 1986, when members of the urban guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez...
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    police of Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The DINA has been referred to as "Pinochet's Gestapo". Established in November 1973 as a...
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  • to his more pro-free market stance. During the military rule under Augusto Pinochet (1973–1990) in Chile, opposition scholars took up the expression to...
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    He is most notable for having created "Mi General Augusto Pinochet", a song that glorifies Pinochet and his military dictatorship that lasted from 1973...
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    cases regarding the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. In July 2002, it dismissed a case against Pinochet, saying that he was unfit to stand trial...
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    by the House of Lords that examined whether former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was entitled to claim state immunity from torture allegations made...
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    Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico would be more effectively spent installing "Pinochet types" in these countries. He added that the US should "support strong...
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  • attempted assassination of military dictator Augusto Pinochet. Among the characters in the novel are Pinochet himself, his wife Lucía Hiriart and Gonzalo...
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    September 1976, Orlando Letelier, a leading opponent of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, was assassinated by car bombing, in Washington, D.C. Letelier, who...
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    center by the DINA secret police during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The house was divided in two floors and a basement and it was surrounded...
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    The Dufek Massif (82°36′S 52°30′W / 82.600°S 52.500°W / -82.600; -52.500 (Dufek Massif)) is a rugged, largely snow-covered massif 27 nautical miles...
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  • Pinochet is a French surname. It is also the name of a family in Chile. Notable people with the surname include: Augusto Pinochet, Chilean Dictator (1973–1990)...
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