Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, was dictator of Chile between 1973 and 1990 and Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army from 1973 to 1998. He was also president of the Government Junta of Chile between 1973 and 1981...
NationalityChilean
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth25 November 1915
CountryChile
thank-you heart years
During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland.
faults groups brutality
He could have a thousand faults, but I do not blame anyone in particular and I despise brutality with which the Nazis acted against Israelites; but the fault is not only of Hitler, but a group of high-ranked dignitaries.
president boards executive-power
Executive power is exercised by the President of the Governing Board who, with the title of President of the Republic of Chile, administers the state and is the Supreme Chief of the Nation.
military people political
The freedoms which had been so hard won from colonial domination were being crushed by Soviet-inspired and funded military and political forces. Their clear intention was to deprive the people of their democratic freedoms. As history shows, this is what had happened in the Soviet Union and in Cuba, and continues to be the case in other parts of the world.
library condemnation filled
My library is filled with UN condemnations.
dictator stills governing
Had I been a dictator, I would still be governing.
succeed election dictator
I will die. The person who succeeds me will also have to die. But elections, you won't have.
christian cutting rome
Rome cut off the heads of Christians and they continued to reappear one way or another. Something similar happens with Marxists.
country trying chile
The nation is trying to make Chile a country of proprietors, not of proletarians.
rights issues oblivion
The only solution to the issue of human rights is oblivion.
giving people wealth
The rich people are those who create wealth, and you have to treat them well so they continue to give wealth.
blood democracy sometimes
Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood.
memories reflection government
I have lived with my conscience and my own memories for over quarter of a century since the events of 1973.... These are not easy reflections for me. But I am at peace with myself, and with the Chilean people, about what happened. I am clear in my mind that the return to Chile of true democracy, and from that the true freedom to which all individual people are entitled, could not have been achieved without the removal of the Marxist government.
people world forget
Don't forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas.