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Augusto Pinochet

President of Chile from 1973 to 1990

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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer, politician and dictator. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of Chile; in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as de jure president from 1981 to 1990. His time in office remains the longest of any Chilean ruler.

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🇺🇸 Chile turns right: Kast inaugurated as nation's most conservative leader since Pinochet (2026-03-11)
Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes....
🇺🇸 José Antonio Kast sworn in as Chile's president, in sharpest shift to the right since Pinochet (2026-03-11)
Far-right leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile's new president on Wednesday, marking the Latin American nation's most pronounced shift to th...
🇺🇸 Chile’s new president has praised Pinochet, a dictator. What does it mean? (2026-03-11)
Experts say the views of newly inaugurated president Jose Antonio Kast reflect deep dissatisfaction with the status quo....

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