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Tue Dec 12 2006
Pinochet, Chile’s former US-backed dictator, dead at 91
Augusto Pinochet Is Dead
On Sunday December 10th 2006, Chile’s former military dictator Augusto Pinochet died.

News of his death sparked spontaneous demonstrations in Santiago and other Chilean cities. Thousands poured into the streets or drove in horn-honking caravans to celebrate the death of the 91-year-old retired army general, who came to power in a 1973 CIA-backed coup against the elected government of Socialist Party President Salvador Allende. More | Pinochet, chief of the mass murderers, dies | Antofagasta Se Manifiesta Tras Muerte De Pinochet | Carnaval popular en La Poblacion la Victoria, tras la muerte del dictador

Pinochet’s regime was responsible for the murder or disappearance of thousands of left-wing activists, trade unionists, students and others suspected of opposing the interests of the Chilean ruling class and foreign capital. Hundreds of thousands of others were imprisoned, tortured and forced into exile under his dictatorship.
Victims of Augusto Pinochet's Reign Remember Brutal Regime From the Caravan of Death to Operation Condor | An Open Letter to Henry Kissinger from One of Pinochet's Political Prisoners | Pinochet death renews calls for U.S. to release secret Chile files on covert CIA role | The Washington Post's praise for Augusto Pinochet | Amnesty International | Human Rights Watch

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