Augusto Pinochet

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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet one of two dictators that Chile has ever had as a country. Augusto as dictator of Chile would be involved in the following: The Coup of 1973, his rivalry with Chilean President Salvador Allende, Operation Condor, and The Chilean Economic distress of 1971. Pinochet served as Dictator and as well as President. This all had taken place in Chile and through most of South America. His ancestry consist of parts of France and Spain. He would dictate for more than twenty years. He would endure countless battles, wars, and protests. He would always have followers and people who never agreed with his government policies. Through out his long life he would feel the warm feeling of love and a family. As well as the power of the country, the army, air force, navy and police forces. Including in the steps involving for him to be promoted as Command in Chief and Dictator. After his transformation of a middle class student in military academy to being left as President and Dictator of Chile to his death in 2006.
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet was brought to this world on the 15th of November in the year 1915. Born on Pacific Coastal port of Valparaiso, Chile. His father was a middle-class official whose family had immigrated from Brittany, France in the northwest region of France. His mother is descended from immigrants of the region of Basque, Spain. Pinochet would grow up to be the oldest of six children. He would eventually be accepted to a Military Academy for four years of officers training course, graduating with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1937. He would enrolled in to the infantry. By 1939 he had risen from Second Lieutenant to a full Lieutenant in 1941. Pinochet became intellectual, lecturing at the War Ac...

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...estimated in the thousands. At last economic crisis of Chile in the year 1971. Which miraculous Pinochet helped us out of but, bit us in the end with a higher rise of employees needed for necessary jobs. Ending up with the end of term in office for Pinochet in the year 1990. To his death in a military hospital in 2006, November 10th. The life of President, Dictator, and Chilean Military Ruler of the 19th century. He is known as Augusto José Ramón Pinochet .

Works Cited

Website: Minster, Christopher W. “Biography of Augusto Pinochet.” about.com. about.com. 19 Jan. 2009 .

Book: Munoz, Heraldo. The Dictator’s Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet. Basic Civitas Books, 2008. Google Book Search. Google. 19 Jan. 2009 .

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