Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet Birth

Nov 25, 1915

Augusto Pinochet born on November 25, 1915, in Valparaiso, Chile. But, his full name is Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte. He was born the son of Augusto Pinochet Vera and Avelina Ugarte Martínez.

Augusto Pinochet and the Chilean army

Apr 19, 1935

Augusto Pinochet, joined the Chilean army. This is the military of Chile, where he was born at. The dictatorship of Military of Chile, was headed by a military junta presided by General Augusto Pinochet.

Augusto Pinochet was a career army officer

Feb 1, 1973

Augusto Pinochet was a career army officer. Leading military coup overthrowing the Allende government. Also, establishing himself at the head of the ensuing military regime.

Augusto Pinochet, president

Mar 8, 1981

Augusto Pinochet was to remain president, for Chile. But, only for a eight year term, and until 1989. A national referendum would determine whether he served an additional eight-year term.

Augusto Pinochet arrest

Oct 4, 1998

Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London. Because, following a request from Spain for his extradition to stand trial for ‘crimes of genocide and terrorism’. In which some of the victims had been Spanish nationals.

Augusto Pinochet remained in UK

Aug 27, 2000

Beginning of 2000, Augusto Pinochet remained under house arrest in the UK. Pending the outcome of legal procedures, but the UK government returned him to Chile on the grounds of ill health. Chile's Court of Appeal decided to strip Pinochet of immunity from prosecution, and he was later ordered to stand trial.

Augusto Pinochet vote

May 22, 2001

A Santiago appeals court voted in favour of suspending proceedings. Against him on the grounds that he was mentally unfit to stand trial. For the arrested in London.

Augusto Pinochet and the Chilean Supreme Court

Jan 1, 2002

The Chilean Supreme Court went against Augusto Pinochet and he was suspended. The court suspended him for good.Because he was arrested in London, for following a request from Spain for his extradition to stand trial for ‘crimes of genocide and terrorism’.

Chilean Supreme Court

Oct 31, 2005

The Chilean Supreme Court voted to remove Pinochet’s immunity for illegal financial dealings as well as for a case involving the disappearance and execution of at least 119 political dissidents whose bodies were found in 1975 in neighbouring Argentina. He was ruled fit to stand trial for those crimes.

Death

Dec 10, 2006

Augusto Pinochet died on this date. With never have stood trial for the crimes for which he was accused. He died in Santiago, which is the capital of Chile.