Pinochet

British

/ ˈpiːnəˌʃeɪ uˈɡɑːteɪ, ˈpiːnəˌʃeɪ /

noun

Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial

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His brother was a minister during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship and his father was a member of the Nazi party.

From BBC

Buckley was of course also supportive of Franco’s many autocratic imitators in Latin America, such as the notorious Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

From Salon

The son of a German soldier in Hitler's Nazi army has defended Pinochet, who overthrew a democratically elected socialist president in 1973 and oversaw a regime that killed thousands of dissidents.

From Barron's

Kast would be the first far-right leader since the 1973-1990 military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet if elected.

From Barron's

Usually described as far right, he once said Pinochet would vote for him.

From The Wall Street Journal

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