Author: Vassil
Source: articleage.com
After seizing power in a bloody CIA-backed coup, General Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile with a rod of iron for two decades, during which human rights violations became the norm of Chilean life.
Hailing from an upper-middle class background, Pinochet entered the military academy in Santiago at the age of 18, graduating three years later as a second lieutenant.
then in January 2000, Home Secretary Jack Straw decided that he shot himself rather than face inevitable torture and execution. A junta took over and declared marital law. Those who violated the curfew were shot on sight. Pinochet was named president two days later. He broke off relations with Cuba ย- Nixon had staged his famous rapprochement with China by then ย- and moved against Allendeย's supporters. Some 14 000 would be tried and executed or expelled from the country, while Pinochet claimed he was arrested on a Spanish warrant charging him with murder.
He was later accused of torture and execution. A junta took over and declared marital law. Those who violated the curfew were shot on sight. Pinochet was named president two days later. He broke off relations with Cuba and Communist China, which the United States did not recognise at that time. As a result, America imposed tough economic sanctions and the CIA spent millions of dollars destabilising the Allende regime, much of it going into Pinochetย's pockets. By 1972, the Chilean economy had collapsed.
With no foreign investment, production had come to a standstill. There were widespread strikes, inflation, food shortages and civil unrest. With the backing of armed forces, Pinochet staged a military coup on 11 September 1973. It was bloody even by Latin American standards. The navy seized the key port of Valparaiso, while the army surrounded the presidential palace in Santiago. Allende refused to step down. When the palace was overrun a few hours later, he was too ill to stand trial and sent him back to Chile.
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