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General Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet foto oficial.jpg
Pinochet's official portrait.
31st President of Chile
In office
17 December 1974 – 11 March 1990
Preceded by Salvador Allende
Succeeded by Patricio Aylwin
President of the Government Junta of Chile
In office
11 September 1973 – 11 March 1982
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by José Toribio Merino
In office
23 August 1973 – 11 March 1998
Preceded by Carlos Prats
Succeeded by Ricardo Izurieta
Senator for life of Chile
In office
11 March 1998 – 4 July 2002
Constituency Former president
Personal details
Born Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte
(1915-11-25)25 November 1915
Valparaíso, Chile
Died 10 December 2006(2006-12-10) (aged 91)
Santiago, Chile
Nationality Chilean
Spouse(s)
Lucía Hiriart (1943–2006; his death)
Children
  • Inés Lucía Pinochet
  • María Verónica Pinochet
  • Jacqueline Marie Pinochet
  • Augusto Osvaldo Pinochet
  • Marco Antonio Pinochet
Alma mater Chilean War Academy
Occupation
  • Military officer
  • President
Profession Soldier
Religion Roman Catholicism
Signature
Military service
Allegiance  Chile
Service/branch Coat of arms of Chile Chilean Army
Years of service 1931–1998
Rank Insignia of a Captain General of the Chilean Army Captain General
Unit
  • "Chacabuco" Regiment
  • "Maipo" Regiment
  • "Carampangue" Regiment
  • "Rancagua" Regiment
  • 1st Army Division
Commands
  • "Esmeralda" Regiment
  • 2nd Army Division
  • 6th Army Division
  • Santiago Army Garrison
  • Chilean Army
Battles/wars 1973 Chilean coup d'état

Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (Spanish pronunciation: [auˈɣusto pinoˈ(t)ʃe] or [-ˈ(t)ʃet]; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general, politician and the military ruler of Chile between 1973 and 1990; he remained the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army until 1998. He was also president of the Government Junta of Chile between 1973 and 1981. His rule of Chile was a dictatorship.

Pinochet assumed power in Chile following a United States-backed coup d'état on 11 September 1973 that overthrew the democratically elected socialist Unidad Popular government of President Salvador Allende and ended civilian rule. Several academics have stated that the support of the United States was crucial to the coup and the consolidation of power afterward. Pinochet had been promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Army by Allende on 23 August 1973, having been its General Chief of Staff since early 1972. In December 1974, the ruling military junta appointed Pinochet Supreme Head of the nation by joint decree, although without the support of one of the coup's instigators, Air Force General Gustavo Leigh.

From the start of the new military government harsh measures were implemented. During the period of Pinochet's rule, various investigations have identified the murder of 1,200 to 3,200 people with up to 80,000 people forcibly interned and as many as 30,000 tortured. According to the Chilean government, the official number of deaths and forced disappearances stands at 3,095.


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