In a final assessment of his legacy during his funeral, Belisario Velasco, Chile's interior minister at the time remarked that "Pinochet was a classic right-wing dictator who badly violated human rights and …

Dec 14, 2025 · Augusto Pinochet (born November 25, 1915, Valparaiso, Chile—died December 10, 2006, Santiago) was the leader of the military junta that overthrew the socialist government of Pres. …

Sep 10, 2023 · Fifty years ago in Chile, the United States worked to end the presidency of an elected Marxist and, in turn, helped usher in an authoritarian right-wing dictatorship.

Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile was a complex and tragic period in the country's history. While it brought some economic achievements, it was also accompanied by brutal repression and human …

Nov 9, 2009 · Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006) was a Chilean dictator born in Valparaíso, Chile. A career army officer, he led the military coup overthrowing the Allende government in 1973, establishing...

Jan 30, 2007 · Pinochet’s authoritarianism in Chile ended after 16 years in a peaceful and constitutional transfer of power, permitted by a constitution passed in 1980; Castro’s totalitarian regime in Cuba …

Oct 12, 2024 · Rising to become the leader of Chile, Augusto Pinochet represented a brutal right-wing regime that dragged his country into darkness.

The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism.

Jan 13, 2026 · Chile - Military Dictatorship, 1973-90: On September 11, 1973, the armed forces staged a coup d’état. Allende died during an assault on the presidential palace, and a junta composed of three …

Initially Cuban support for resistance consisted of clandestine distribution of funds to Chile, human rights campaigns at the UN to isolate the Chilean dictatorship, and efforts to undermine US-Chilean …