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'''Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte''' (November 25<sup>th</sup>, 1915 - December 10<sup>th</sup>, 2006) was a Chilean general and statesman who served as the | '''Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte''' (November 25<sup>th</sup>, 1915 - December 10<sup>th</sup>, 2006) was a Chilean general and statesman who served as the President of Chile from 1973 to 1990. He first came to power after a successful ''coup d'etat'' on September 11, 1973, and remained in power for nearly two full decades. | ||
Pinochet, along with Argentina‘s [[Jorge Rafael Videla]], is considered to be one of the worst of South America's [[Cold War]]-era military dictators, as he presided over a totalitarian regime that perpetrated numerous human rights abuses, [[crimes against humanity]], unlawful executions, the internment of as many as 80,000 people and the torture of tens of thousands. | Pinochet, along with Argentina‘s [[Jorge Rafael Videla]], is considered to be one of the worst of South America's [[Cold War]]-era military dictators, as he presided over a totalitarian regime that perpetrated numerous human rights abuses, [[crimes against humanity]], unlawful executions, the internment of as many as 80,000 people and the torture of tens of thousands. |