Augusto Pinochet was one of the worst and cruelest presidents in the history of the modern world, yet he walked away with years of crimes without anything further than some time in house arrest. He even got out of standing trial for his crimes on a bogus case of “Mental Inability” when he was in near-perfect health for a man his age. Additionally, MOST of the soldiers that committed these heinous acts for Pinochet have walked free(No consequence whatsoever), which is an enormous miscarriage of justice. Lastly, Pinochet’s corrupt relatives(who aided him in his acts) have not been tried. This includes his wife and his children, who have outlived him, and aided him in his genocidal actions. There is an inherent need to bring justice to Pinochet once and for all. Firstly, countless people today are still wounded from Pinochet's’ actions and are seeking closure from his heinous crimes, and we must provide them justice. Some relatives have waited for generations to receive justice, but justice has yet eluded them, but we will make sure to bring closure. Furthermore, Today’s newspapers, tabloids, and even some politicians have called for justice to be dealt.…
Augusto Pinochet Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was born on November 15, 1915 in Valparaiso, Chile. He wanted to become a part of the military, but because of small stature, less popularity, he was rejected twice by the National Military Academy. He finished school in 1936 and was promoted to 2nd lieutenant in 1938. He had three daughters and two sons, and was also married to Maria Lucia Hiriart. During his early career, he distinguished himself as a specialist in military. Pinochet stood out as a…
those things they have done in crimes against humanity. Humanity can judge them for what they did against us all.” Augusto Pinochet was a Chilean general, politician and the military ruler of Chile between 1973 to 1990. He remained the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army until 1998. Augusto Pinochet was born on November 25, 1995 and passed away on December 10, 2006. Throughout the major events, effects on society and turning points in Pinochet’s life demonstrates how his dictatorship will be…
Augusto Pinochet was born November 25, 1915, in Valparaiso, Chile. He was a military officer who was appointed army commander in chief by president Allende. On September 11, 1973 Pinochet led the military coup overthrowing the Allende government with the help of the U.S. and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Salvador Allende was the first democratically elected Marxist leader in Latin America. By 1973, the Chilean economy was in chaos. Inflation, labor strikes and food shortages were…
Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile was one filled with human rights abuses. With thousands, possibly tens or hundreds of thousands, of victims as a result of the regime, it can be expected that Pinochet had strong control over the country. So what methods did he use to control and centralize his power in Chile? To get insight into the acts committed by the Chilean government during the dictatorship, the source “The Pinochet Regime Declassified DINA: ‘A Gestapo-Type Police Force’ in Chile”…
This paper is going to discuss the Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet in regards of his series of arrests and the various issues that arose in light of the offenses that he had committed while being in power. It is mainly going to focus on how Pinochet, in accordance to the privileges and the protection offered by the Heads of State Immunity Immunity provisions, was relieved from arrest and/or persecution of foreign jurisdiction for as long as being active in office. This is because International…
The topic of this paper is to focus on education and specific education reform in Chile published over the last ten to fifteen years and how politics, including neoliberalism, influences education. Abstract In Chile, Salvador Allende was the first elected Marxist President of Chile from 1970-1973. However, he could not complete his full term in office because the Chilean Senate deemed Allende unconstitutional due to some of his private property practices and decisions. In 1973, General Augusto…
perfection existed in one of the most unexpected forms; Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. A perfect dictatorship is a dictatorship that functions as one, but allows the countries citizens to believe that they have a say politically (elections). It allows for the people to believe that the dictator has the bests interests of the people and…
Manuel Contreras, who headed Chile's intelligence service, Dina, during the rule of Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s and 80s, has died aged 86. Dozens of people gathered at the military hospital in Santiago where he was being treated to celebrate. He had been serving a sentence of more than 500 years for human rights abuses. Victims' families say Dina was behind more than half the cases of murder, disappearance and torture under the Pinochet government. Contreras was one of the main architects of…
extraction was to be carried out * DINA established the “Brigada Ciudana” a branch of the DINA composed of civilians who work for the DINA as informers (Kornbluh 187) * Established the “Brigada Exterior” composed of DINA operatives who conduct intelligence operations in foreign countries (Kornbluh 187) * Elimination of Revolitionary Left Movement (Ensalaco 69) * Assassination of important figures of opposition The Elimination of front-runners against Pinochet * Elimination…