Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died on Sunday at the age of 91. He took power in a U.S.-supported coup on September 11, 1973, and ruled Chile for 17 years. During that time, his government ...

Newly declassified documents released by the Obama administration confirm the long-held suspicion that in 1976 the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was responsible for killing two people on American ...

Then–US Minister of Foreign Affairs Henry Kissinger (L) and General Augusto Pinochet (C). (Reuters) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

A historic mural by Chilean artist Julio Escámez, erased by Augusto Pinochet’s military regime in 1973, is finally ...

Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, grew up in the shadow of bleak times. He worries that history is taking an unfortunate detour. By Michael Steinberger Chile’s new ...

Because I've been traveling to Chile for research for the last few years, I've naturally taken an interest in their history, culture, and politics. Yesterday Augusto Pinochet, 91, died. Pinochet led a ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism. But as Chile marks the ...

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Key dates in the life of Gen. Augusto Pinochet: Aug. 23, 1973 — Named commander of the Chilean army by Marxist President Salvador Allende. Sept. 11, 1973 — Leads bloody military rebellion against ...

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THE world got its first glimpse of Augusto Pinochet on September 11th 1973. The presidential palace, La Moneda, had been bombed a few hours earlier on his instructions; Salvador Allende, Chile's ...