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'''Augusto José Ramón 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 is considered to be one of the worst of South America's [[Cold War]]-era military dictators as well as one of the most brutal dictators in history. 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.

Augusto Pinochet is considered to be one of the worst of South America's [[Cold War]]-era military dictators as well as one of the most brutal dictators in history. 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.

== Life and military career ==

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 '''Augusto José Ramón 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 is considered to be one of the worst of South America's [[Cold War]]-era military dictators as well as one of the most brutal dictators in history. 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.
+Augusto Pinochet is considered to be one of the worst of South America's [[Cold War]]-era military dictators as well as one of the most brutal dictators in history. 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.
 == Life and military career ==