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'''Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte''' (Valparaiso, Nov. 25, 1915 - Santiago, Chile, December 10, 2006) was a Chilean military | {{Quote|This is Santiago, the capital of Chile. In 1973 the national stadium was converted into a concentration camp as the result of a coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. The leader of the coup was a facist. General Augusto Pinochet|Introduction to a documentary about Augusto Pinochet}} | ||
'''Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte''' (Valparaiso, Nov. 25, 1915 - Santiago, Chile, December 10, 2006) was a Chilean military dictator headed prevailing in that country between 1973 and 1990. | |||
In 1973 took over as commander in chief of Chile. On 11 September of that year, led a coup that overthrew Salvador Allende. Since then, Pinochet became the country's government, first under the office of president of the Military Junta (he held until 1981), to which was added the title of supreme head of the Nation on June 27, 1974, which gave the executive branch. | In 1973 he took over as commander in chief of Chile. On 11 September of that year, led a coup that overthrew Salvador Allende. Since then, Pinochet became the country's government, first under the office of president of the Military Junta (he held until 1981), to which was added the title of supreme head of the Nation on June 27, 1974, which gave the executive branch. | ||
On 16 December the same year took over as President, to be ratified by the enactment of the 1980 Constitution. His government would end after the defeat in the National Plebiscite of 1988 and its replacement by Patricio Aylwin in 1990. Pinochet would remain as commander in chief until March 10, 1998, and the next day assume the post of senator for life, a fact that exercise for a couple of months. | On 16 December the same year took over as President, to be ratified by the enactment of the 1980 Constitution. His government would end after the defeat in the National Plebiscite of 1988 and its replacement by Patricio Aylwin in 1990. Pinochet would remain as commander in chief until March 10, 1998, and the next day assume the post of senator for life, a fact that exercise for a couple of months. |