Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator, dies A symbol of abuse and corruption,he was never triedOBITUARY From: International Herald Tribune | Date: December 12, 2006| Author: Jonathan Kandell | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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12-12-2006

General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, the brutal dictator who repressed and reshaped Chile for nearly two decades and became a notorious symbol of human rights abuse and corruption, died Sunday at the Military Hospital of Santiago. He was 91.Dr. Juan Ignacio Vergara, head of the medical team that had been treating him, said his condition degenerated sharply a week after he underwent an angioplasty after an acute heart attack. Pinochet ...

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