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Cantwell pinochet biography
Augusto Pinochet
Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990
"Pinochet" redirects here. For other people, see Pinochet (surname).
In this Chilean name, the first or paternal surname is Pinochet and the second or maternal family name is Ugarte.
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte[A] (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer who was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990.
From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of the Republic and thus the dictator of Chile;[4][5][6] in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as de jure president from 1981 to 1990.[7] His time in office remains the longest of any Chilean ruler.[8][B]
Augusto Pinochet rose through the ranks of the Chilean Army to become General Chief of Staff in early 1972 before being appointed i