Events that led to the fall of dicator

By bracken22

  • 1998

    Gen Pinochet retires from the army and is made senator for life but is arrested in the UK at the request of Spain on murder charges.

  • march 2000

    British Home Secretary Jack Straw decides that Gen Pinochet is not fit to be extradited. Gen Pinochet returns to Chile.

  • 2002

    Gen Pinochet resigns from his post as a lifelong senator.