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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 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 17 years which was nearly two full decades. | '''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 17 years which was 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. It has been estimated that he has been responsible for the deaths of 3,000 people | 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. It has been estimated that he has been responsible for the deaths of 3,000 people. | ||
== Early life and military career == | == Early life and military career == | ||
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