Augusto Pinochet

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1. Wikipedia: Augusto Pinochet
2. BBC: Special Report: The Pinochet File
3. National Security Archive: Pinochet: A Declassified Documentary Obit  
4. Global Policy Forum: Rogues Gallery: Augusto Pinochet
5. Washington Post: A Chilean Dictator's Dark Legacy
6. Rotten Library: Augusto Pinochet
7. Economist.com: Augusto Pinochet Obituary

Augusto Pinochet Background and Profiles

• Derechos Chile: History of Pinochet's Human Rights Abuses
• National Security Archive: C.I.A. Acknowledges Ties to Pinochet’s Repression
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Augusto Pinochet
• BBC News: Pinochet Obituary
• New York Times: Augusto Pinochet topic page  
• Central Intelligence Agency: C.I.A. Activities in Chile
• Guardian Unlimited: Special Report: Augusto Pinochet
• Time: Mario Vargas Llosa: Banishing the Myths

Augusto Pinochet Legal Cases

• BBC: Pinochet legal cases at-a-glance
• Transnational Institute: Pinochet Precedent News  
• Human Rights Watch: Discreet Path to Justice?: Chile, Thirty Years After the Military Coup
• Human Rights Watch: Chile: When Tyrants Tremble: The Pinochet Case
• Human Rights First: Pinochet: Ending Impunity for International Crimes
• Official Site: 1998 House of Lords' decision denying immunity for Pinochet
• Official Site: 2005 U.S. Senate Report on Pinochet money laundering (PDF)  

Augusto Pinochet Books and Research

• U.S. Peace Institute: 1993 Chilean National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation Report  
• Dollar & Sense Magazine: Is Chile a Neoliberal Success?
• Google Book Search: Augusto Pinochet
• Amazon.com: A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet
• Amazon.com: The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity & Accountability
• Amazon.com: Pinochet and Me: A Chilean Anti-Memoir

Augusto Pinochet Images and Media

• BBC News: General Augusto Pinochet Obituary (Time: 3:32)
• New York Times: Pinochet Obituary Slideshow  
• Guardian Unlimited: Rare Allende/Pinochet Photos
• Amnesty International: "Flowers in the Desert" Photo Exhibit
• Google Video: 30 Years: Families Struggle for Justice (Time: 7:16)
• YouTube: Discordian Liberation Front: Response to Pinochet's Death (Time: 4:12)

Augusto Pinochet Blogs and Message Boards

• Google Blog Search: Augusto Pinochet
• Bloglines Search: Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet Timeline

• Nov. 25, 1915: Born in Valparaiso, Chile
• 1936: Graduates from Escuela Militar in Santiago, then studies at the University of Chile
• Aug. 23, 1973: Named Chilean army commander by socialist President Salvador Allende
• Sept. 11, 1973: Helps with military overthrow of President Allende, then joins four-man ruling Junta
• 1974: Takes title of President of the Republic, starts free market economic reforms
• 1981: Sworn in as president according to new constitution
• May, 1983: Pinochet regime faces widespread protests, he reacts with harsh repression
• 1989: Loses presidential election to Patricio Aylwin, a Christian Democrat.
• 1990: Leaves presidency, but remains army commander-in-chief.
• March 10, 1998: Steps down as army commander, but sworn in as a senator-for-life
• Oct. 16, 1998: Pinochet arrested in England - sets precedent for "universal jurisdiction"
• 2001: Indicted on human rights charges after returning to Chile, but poor health prevents trial
• 2005: Indicted for tax evasion after a U.S. Senate investigation reveals a fortune hidden in foreign banks
• Dec. 10, 2006: Dies at age 91 after suffering a heart attack

Augusto Pinochet Satire and Humor

• Guardian Unlimited: Pinochet Goes Home
• Guardian Unlimited: Pinochet and Thatcher
• The Onion: Prosecuting Pinochet
• The People's Cube: Piss in Wal-Mart Dressing Rooms to Avenge Allende

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