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Quote by Augusto Pinochet

“My moral and spiritual formation does not allow me to be a dictator... If I were a dictator, You can be sure that many things have happened.”

Quote by Augusto Pinochet

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Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet was the former President of Chile, born on November 25, 1915, and died on December 10, 2006. He led a military coup in 1973, overthrowing the democratically elected government, and ruled as a dictator for 17 years thereafter. more

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