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"On 11 September 1973, with active support from the CIA,56 Pinochet led a coup d'état which put an end to Allende's government and, along with the Navy, Air Force and Carabineros (the national police force), established a military dictatorship. In December 1974, the junta appointed Pinochet as President by a joint decree, to which Air Force General Gustavo Leigh disagreed.7 From the beginning, the government implemented measures.8 According to the 1993 Rettig Report, over 3,200 people were killed,9 while (according to the controversial 2004 Valech Report) at least 80,000 were incarcerated without trials and 30,000 subjected to torture.10 Another 200,000 people went into exile, particularly to Argentina and Peru, and applied as political refugees; however, some key individuals were followed in their exile by the DINA secret police, in the framework of Operation Condor which linked South American governments together against political opponents."
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information obtain from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet

Like any dictatorPinochet would be viewed as a hero by his supporters and as a villain by those who oppose him. This link is very informative it would give you a look on what occurred during Pinochet dictatorship.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112481235
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112481235

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