“Today, near the end of my days, I want to say that I harbor no rancor against anybody, that I love my fatherland above all and that I take political responsibility for everything that was done which had no other goal than making Chile greater and avoiding its disintegration. I assume full political responsibility for what happened.”
Quote by Augusto Pinochet
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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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