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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. | '''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. | ||
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 | 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. | ||
== Life and military career == | == Life and military career == |