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Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte

was a Chilean military officer, and dictator. He was President of the Government Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981 and, by decree of the Junta, President of Chile from 1974 until the return of civilian rule in 1990.

Since the beginning of his regime, he implemented harsh measures against his political opponents, including systematic violations of civil liberties and human rights, for which he faced several criminal processes until his ...

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