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Mid.Life
After stepping down, he became a senator for life, a post granted to former presidents under the 1981 constitution. Later in 1998, while visiting London, he was detained by British authorities after Spain requested his extradition in connection with the torture of Spanish citizens in Chile during his rule. -
Mid.Life
Pinochet Was suppose to have a eight year term until 1987.During The 1980’s Pinochet’s free-market policies were credited with maintaining a low rate of inflation and an acceptable rate of economic growth -
Mid.Life
As commander of the armed forces until 1998, Pinochet frequently thwarted human rights prosecutions against members of the security forces. -
Mid.Life
In January 2000 Pinochet was allowed to return home after a British court ruled that he was physically unfit to stand trial. Nevertheless, he continued to face investigations by Chilean authorities. -
Mid.Life
Later in 2000 Pinochet was stripped of his immunity from prosecution—which he had enjoyed as a former president and was ordered to stand trial on charges of human rights abuses. The charges were dropped in 2002, however, after Chile’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that he was mentally incapable of defending himself in court. -
Death
Pinochet died the following year, however, without ever having been tried for the human rights abuses that occurred while he was in power. -
Born
Born November 25, 1915,Valparaiso, Chile—died December 10, 2006, Santiago.
His parents were Augusto Pinochet Vera and Avelina Ugarte Martínez
He was of French Breton and Basque descent, and was raised a Roman Catholic. -
Mid. Life
He attended military school and Graduated second lieutenant.Which he also took shifts,which he changed with others. -
Mid.Life
In his first three years Working he approximately 130,000 people were arrested.For breaking the laws,And for being Bad. -
Mid.Life
The United States and other countries were prompted to release formerly classified documents concerning Chileans who had “disappeared”—who were kidnapped and presumably killed by the Pinochet regime.
