Brief biography of Pinochet

Dossier: Augusto Pinochet Pinochet believed that he helped to save the country from the Communists Augusto Pinochet Ugars was born on November 26 in Valparaiso, a port city on the Pacific coast of Chile. He decided to become a military on the advice of his mother. Later he was supported by his wife in this decision. Pinochet began with the lowest steps of the career staircase.

Army service, based on the Prussian traditions of unquestioning submission to younger officers, could not but imprint on his character. Nevertheless, despite the habit of observing the principles of subordination, Pinochet already decided to make a serious turn in his fate in the x years. He took up politics. The ardent opponent of left -wing views, Pinochet took an active part in the fight against the Chilea Communist Party gaining popularity.

But, as a true military man, he tried not to go against the opinions of the authorities. Maybe that is why in X, when the left government of Salvador Allende was in power in Chile, Pinochet became a general. In the year, he took the post of commander in chief - as analysts note, not least because Allende believed: Pinochet can be trusted. The military against the Communists, even among the Chileans, there is no unity regarding whether the coup was needed just a few months later Augusto Pinochet headed the armed coup, during which Alende was killed by those whom he considered his closest associates - officers of the Chilean army.

Very soon, Pinochet became the head of the military junta Chile. On his orders, cleaning was carried out, as a result of which more supporters of Alende were executed, many thousands were subjected to torture or sent to exile. Pinochet took out the parliament, banned all political organizations and trade unions, and appointed himself as president of the country in the year.

Throughout the period of his reign, Pinochet did not stop calling himself a patriot. The man who saved the country from chaos and from the communist threat. In X, many Chileans adhered to the same point of view. It was then that the revival of the country's economy began; It seemed that stability returned to the life of people.

However, the opposition has always existed. By the middle of the X, the left parties again began to gain popularity. Thousands of Chileans joined the protests against the actions of the authorities. In the year, Pinochet miraculously avoided death - then the military group organized an attempt on the life of a dictator. Apparently, Pinochet overestimated the degree of its popularity among the people.

In the year, his government announced the adoption of the Constitution of the country. It indicated the deadline for the presidential election. It was supposed to hold a referendum on whether the Pinochet should be the only candidate for this post. The sunset of the former dictator still have many supporters to the surprise of the general, the people spoke out for alternative elections.

Pinochet had to come to terms with the return to the power of people whose shoulders have never been shoulder straps. In the year, Pinochet left the post of President Chile. However, he retained the position of commander in chief. The army obeyed him and only to him - and the former dictator could not help but take advantage of this. He not only achieved the almost complete cessation of the persecution of his supporters - they, like Pinochet himself, were accused of crimes against humanity - but was also able to block a number of radical political initiatives of the new authorities.

The authority of the commander in chief Pinochet resolved only in the year. A day later, he became a lifelong member of the Senate of the country, protected by the law on immunity. The general took advantage of one of the tricks prudently prepared in the year, when work on the text of the Constitution was going on. It seemed that justice would never be able to get to Pinochet, but in October of that year he was detained during a visit to the UK, issued by the Spanish judge.

After almost a year under house arrest in Pinoet, it was still allowed to return to their homeland - the then Minister of Internal Affairs of Great Britain Jack Str decided that the state of health of the former dictator does not allow him to appear before the court. However, for this period, much has changed in Chile - for the first time since the reign of Salvador Alle, the socialist came to power: Ricardo Lagos became president.

In the year, the Chilean court decides that Pinochet must face the court for concealing violations of human rights during his reign. His opponents managed to win another symbolic victory - for some time Pinochet was even placed under house arrest. The police took photos of the former dictator in the FAS and in profile and shot fingerprints. However, in July, all charges from Pinochet were removed - the country's Supreme Court decided that the senile dementia did not allow him to appear before the court.

A few days after that, Pinochet refused the senator lifelong post. In recent years, a number of attempts have been made to attract Pinochet to court on charges of violating human rights and financial fraud.Since the year, Chilean courts have not once deprived the ex-dictator of immunity from judicial persecution, but over and over again its lawyers managed to prove to the judges that their client was too unwell.

In November, Pinochet for some time was placed under house arrest on charges of involvement in the murder of two Presidential guards Alle in the year. This stay under house arrest was already fifth for Pinochet, the decision of which was made by the Chilean authorities. This happened shortly after the ex-dictator celebrated his birthday. In the message on the occasion of his birthday read by his wife, Pinochet first recognized the political responsibility for everything that happened in the country during his reign.

And I recognize the political responsibility for everything I have done. This was done with one single purpose - to strengthen Chile T to avoid the split of the country, ”Pinochet said.