Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006)
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An Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006) is a person.
- AKA: Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, General Pinochet, Pinochet, El General, Capitán General (self-styled).
- Context:
- It can be a Chilean dictator and military leader.
- It can be a conservative revolutionary who overthrew democratic socialism to impose neoliberal capitalism.
- It can rule through military dictatorship and systematic repression.
- It can typically implement Pinochet Economic Revolution through Chicago Boys policys and free market reforms.
- It can typically establish Pinochet Authoritarian Systems through military junta rules and constitution manipulations.
- It can typically employ Pinochet Repression Methods through DINA secret polices and systematic tortures.
- It can typically pursue Pinochet Anti-Communist Campaigns through leftist eliminations and union suppressions.
- It can typically demonstrate Pinochet Power Consolidation through rival general removals and personal cult creations.
- It can typically be associated with Pinochet Human Rights Violations and Pinochet Economic Policys.
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- It can often manifest Pinochet International Support through US backings and anti-communist alliances.
- It can often exhibit Pinochet Legal Manipulations through amnesty laws and senate-for-life positions.
- It can often employ Pinochet Wealth Accumulation through secret accounts and family enrichments.
- It can often pursue Pinochet Historical Revisionism through regime justifications and victim denials.
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- It can range from being a Professional Military Officer Pinochet (1915-2006) to being a Dictatorial Leader Pinochet (1915-2006), depending on its Pinochet career phase.
- It can range from being a Coup Participant Pinochet (1915-2006) to being a Absolute Ruler Pinochet (1915-2006), depending on its Pinochet power evolution.
- It can range from being a National Hero Pinochet (1915-2006) to being a International Pariah Pinochet (1915-2006), depending on its Pinochet historical evaluation.
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- It can transform Chilean economy from state socialism to neoliberal model through shock therapy.
- It can establish military dictatorship precedents in Latin America combining repression with market reforms.
- It can inspire authoritarian neoliberalism as development model globally.
- It can generate transitional justice debates through impunity legacys and victim demands.
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- Example(s):
- Pinochet Life Periods, such as:
- Early Life Pinochet (1915-1943), including:
- Valparaíso Youth Pinochet (1915-1933) growing up in middle-class family.
- Military Academy Student Pinochet (1933-1937) graduating as infantry second lieutenant.
- Junior Officer Pinochet (1937-1943) serving in various garrisons.
- Military Career Pinochet (1943-1970), including:
- Rising Officer Pinochet (1943-1953) advancing through army ranks.
- War Academy Professor Pinochet (1951-1964) teaching military geography and geopolitics.
- Regiment Commander Pinochet (1968-1969) leading military units.
- Division General Pinochet (1969-1970) commanding Santiago garrison.
- High Command Period Pinochet (1970-1973), including:
- Allende Appointee Pinochet (1970-1973) serving socialist government loyally.
- Army Commander Pinochet (August 1973) appointed by Salvador Allende.
- Coup Leader Pinochet (September 11, 1973) overthrowing democratic government.
- Dictatorship Period Pinochet (1973-1990), including:
- Junta Member Pinochet (1973-1974) sharing power with other service chiefs.
- Supreme Chief Pinochet (1974-1981) consolidating personal dictatorship.
- President Pinochet (1981-1990) ruling under 1980 Constitution.
- Plebiscite Loser Pinochet (1988) defeated in democratic referendum.
- Post-Dictatorship Period Pinochet (1990-2006), including:
- Early Life Pinochet (1915-1943), including:
- Pinochet Regime Policys, such as:
- September 11 Coup (1973) bombing La Moneda Palace and killing Allende.
- National Stadium Detention (1973) imprisoning thousands in sports facility.
- Caravan of Death (1973) executing political prisoners across Chile.
- DINA Creation (1974) establishing secret police for systematic repression.
- Chicago Boys Implementation (1975-1982) applying neoliberal economic theory.
- 1980 Constitution entrenching military prerogatives and neoliberal model.
- Pinochet Economic Reforms, such as:
- Shock Therapy (1975) drastically cutting government spending and social programs.
- Privatization Program (1974-1989) selling state enterprises to private investors.
- Pension System Reform (1980) creating private retirement accounts.
- Labor Code Reform (1979) weakening union rights and collective bargaining.
- Trade Liberalization eliminating tariffs and import restrictions.
- Pinochet Repression Methods, such as:
- Disappearance Practices eliminating political opponents without trace.
- Torture Systems using Villa Grimaldi and other secret detention centers.
- Operation Condor Participation coordinating regional assassinations.
- Exile Policy forcing opposition figures to leave Chile.
- Pinochet Historical Impact Periods, such as:
- Immediate Terror Period (1973-1978) establishing fear-based control.
- Economic Crisis Period (1982-1985) facing neoliberal model collapse.
- Transition Period (1988-1990) managing controlled democratization.
- Impunity Period (1990-1998) avoiding accountability through military protection.
- International Justice Period (1998-2006) facing universal jurisdiction and human rights prosecutions.
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- Pinochet Life Periods, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Salvador Allende (1908-1973), who pursued democratic socialism through electoral means.
- Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911-1982), who implemented Christian Democratic reforms within democracy.
- Patricio Aylwin (1918-2016), who led democratic transition through reconciliation.
- Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1877-1960), who ruled as military strongman without neoliberal ideology.
- Juan Perón (1895-1974), who combined authoritarianism with economic nationalism.
- Fidel Castro (1926-2016), who imposed communist dictatorship rather than capitalist authoritarianism.
- See: Conservative Revolutionary, Military Dictator, Latin American Dictator, Neoliberal Revolutionary, Cold War Figure, Human Rights Violator, Chicago Boys, Operation Condor, Chilean Military, September 11, 1973 Coup, DINA, Transitional Justice, Universal Jurisdiction.