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  1. Lucía Pinochet

    File Lucia Pinochet.jpg 200px thumb Luc a Pinochet Lucia Pinochet in the funeral of her father 2006 . In s Luc a Pinochet Hiriart born December 14, 1943 is the eldest daughter of former Chile an dictator Augusto Pinochet and Luc a Hiriart de Pinochet . ref http lahoradelpueblo.blogspot.com 2006 12 augusto pinochet el insulso hijo del.htm Augusto Pinochet, el insulso hijo del aduanerol ref Under indictment for tax fraud , Pinochet traveled to the United States in January 2006 where she appealed for political asylum , but was promptly deported back to Argentina , the nation where she had last resided. At her father s private funeral in December 2006, she praised him for lighting a flame of freedom in September 1973, when he 1973 Chilean coup d tat overthrew the government of Salvador Allende . On September 13, 2007, Pinochet announced her intention to run as independent for a seat in parliament for the 23rd district Las Condes , Vitacura , Lo Barnechea in Santiago, Chile Santiago . However, she was arrested in October 2007 in the frame of the Riggs Bank Riggs case, along with Pinochet s four other children and Lucia Hiriart, and 17 other persons including two generals, one of his ex ... illegally transferred 27m 13.2m to foreign bank accounts during Pinochet s rule. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi americas 7028503.stm Pinochet family arrested in Chile , BBC , 4 October 2007 en ... Detienen a familia y principales colaboradores de Pinochet , La Tercera , 4 October 2007 es icon ref Pinochet was elected councilwoman of Vitacura a right wing stronghold at the Chilean municipal ... 0 UK CHILE PINOCHET.xml Interview Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pinochet, Lucia ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pinochet, Lucia Category 1943 births Category Living people Category Chilean ... Chilean people of French descent Category Augusto Pinochet Chile bio stub de Luc a Pinochet es Luc a Pinochet ...   more details



  1. Pinochet in Suburbia

    Pinochet in Suburbia retitled Pinochet s Last Stand for US release is a 2006 docudrama about former Chile an dictator Augusto Pinochet and the attempts to extradition extradite him from Great Britain during his visit there in 1998 for medical treatment. It was written and directed by Richard Curson Smith . Pinochet was played by Derek Jacobi , Margaret Thatcher by Anna Massey and Pinochet s wife Luc a by Phyllida Law , with the cast also including Peter Capaldi , Pip Torrens and Jessica Hynes . It premiered in March 2006 on BBC Two and in September 2007 in the US. External links imdb title 0783568 Margaret Thatcher Category Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher Category 2006 in British television Category BBC television docudramas ...   more details



  1. Augusto Pinochet

    Spanish name first Pinochet second Ugarte Infobox officeholder name Augusto Pinochet image Pinochet de Civil.jpg imagesize 200px smallimage alt caption Augusto Pinochet in 1990 order 30th office President ... death place Santiago, Chile birthname Augusto Jos Ram n Pinochet Ugarte nationality Chilean spouse Luc a Hiriart small 1943 2006 small children Luc a Pinochet In s Luc a Pinochet br Mar a Ver nica Pinochet br Jacqueline Marie Pinochet br Augusto Osvaldo Pinochet br Marco Antonio Pinochet alma mater ... data5 Augusto Jos Ram n Pinochet Ugarte , more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet IPA es au usto ... , Commonwealth English IPA pi no e . Pinochet pronounced his name with a silent t , though it is not uncommon ... 1990 isbn 0582053838 page 537 entry Pinochet ref group note 25 November 1915 10 December 2006 was a Chile ... democratically elected president in 1990. ref name return By early 1972 Pinochet was General Chief ... by president Salvador Allende . ref name CBS On 11 September 1973 Pinochet led a coup d tat which ... junta appointed Pinochet as President by a joint decree , with which Air Force General Gustavo ... under Pinochet a chronology & 124 World news & 124 guardian.co.uk publisher Guardian date 1999 03 24 ... title Chile to sue over false reports of Pinochet era missing. The Age. 30 December 2008 publisher ...&pg PA381&lpg PA381&dq pinochet economic inequality doi id isbn 978 0521266529 ref But the devastating ... 2004 04.100 the one in Spanish.htm archivedate 24 February 2008 ref Pinochet s economic policies ... continue to dispute the legacy of Pinochet s reforms. ref name Thomas M. Leonard p. 322 Thomas M. Leonard. Encyclopedia Of The Developing World. Routledge. ISBN 1579583881 p. 322 ref Pinochet ... in 1990, Pinochet continued to serve as Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army until 10 March 1998 ... Constitution . In 2004, Chilean Judge Juan Guzm n Tapia ruled that Pinochet was medically fit to stand ..., Augusto Pinochet s arrest and trial about 300 criminal charges were still pending against him in Chile ...   more details



  1. Tancredo Pinochet LeBrun

    Expand Spanish Tancredo Pinochet LeBrun date January 2012 Tancredo Pinochet LeBrun 1880 1957 was a Chile Chilean writer and politician. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pinochet, Tancredo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1880 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1957 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pinochet, Tancredo Category 1880 births Category 1957 deaths Category People from Talca Category Chilean writers Category Chilean essayists Category Chilean politicians Category History of Chile es Tancredo Pinochet LeBrun Chile bio stub ...   more details



  1. Augusto Pinochet's arrest and trial

    Infobox criminal name Augusto Pinochet image name Pinochet de Civil.jpg image size 200px image caption birth name Augusto Jos Ram n Pinochet Ugarte birth date Birth date 1915 11 25 df y death date Death ... Deceased occupation President of Chile spouse Luc a Hiriart parents Augusto Pinochet Vera br Avelina Ugarte Mart nez children Augusto Osvaldo br Marco Antonio br Luc a Pinochet In s Luc a br Mar a Ver nica br Jacqueline Marie General Augusto Pinochet was indicted for human rights violations committed ... return to Chile, Pinochet was there first indicted by judge Juan Guzm n Tapia , and charged of a number ... of the military dictatorship that ruled Chile under Pinochet Chile from 1973 to 1990 , but it was the first .... Pinochet came to power in a violent 1973 Chilean coup d tat 11 September 1973 coup which deposed ... with foreign intelligence agencies. Pinochet was also accused of using his position to pursue personal ... for political reasons during Pinochet s regime, and the Valech Report found that at least 30,000 persons were torture d by the government for political reasons. Pinochet s attorneys, headed by Pablo ... Court of Chile Supreme Court , medical experts, etc., led to Pinochet s successive house arrest ... noticia 177449 0 pinochet procesado homicidios Procesan a Pinochet y ordenan su arresto por los secuestros ... death, Pinochet had been implicated in over 300 criminal charges for numerous human rights violations, ref name Periodico http www.elperiodico.com comunes pinochet cas 5causa2.asp M s de 300 querellas ... name Periodico ref name taxevasion20 http www.20minutos.es noticia 165812 0 pinochet oro oculto Descubren 9.000 kilos de oro ocultados por Pinochet en un banco de Hong Kong , EFE , published by 20 Minutos , 25 October 2006 es icon ref Timeline Arrest in London In 1998, Pinochet, who still had much ... En qu negocios andaba Pinochet en Londres?. El secreto mundo de los armamentos. , Punto Final , 18 .... ref The judgements of the House of Lords and the other British Courts which considered Pinochet ...   more details



  1. File:Pinochet junta1.gif

    Non free historic image Non free media rationale Description Junta session weeks after coup. Source National Library of Chile Article Augusto Pinochet Portion Low resolution It is of much lower resolution than the original copies made from it will be of very inferior quality . Purpose The photo is only being used for informational purposes. Replaceability Historical photo showing a particular group of people at a specific time, so difficult to replace. Since the image shows a group of people in a historical circumstance, it can also be used to illustrate the individual biography of one or more of their. other information Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because the subject is the object of discussion in the article. Also, according to Chilean Law, all official images of political office holders are of free use for educational purposes. ...   more details



  1. Isabel Le Brun de Pinochet

    Isabel Le Brun de Pinochet born 1845 in San Felipe, Chile flourished 1870s , was a Chile an educationalist who led reform of education for girls in Chile. In her time secondary education for girls was limited and only available through the church. Pinochet opened a private secondary school, later known as Liceo Isabel Le Brun de Pinochet, in Santiago de Chile Santiago in 1875. This paved the way for a state funded educational system for both sexes. ref name Brooklyn Brooklyn Museum ref ref name Babson Babson College ref She not only gave primary instruction, but she also taught secondary school. At the end of the second year of the schools functioning, on December 1, 1876, she decided to send a request to the University Council to ask for the nomination of university commissions to assist to and validate her students exams. ref name Manr quez Karin S nchez Manr quez ref Due to her lobbying a decree facilitating the admittance of women to higher education was signed by Miguel Luis Amun tegui, Minister of Education, in 1877. ref name Manr quez A statue to her and fellow women s educationalist Antonia Tarrago by Samuel Rom n Roc as stands in Santiago de Chile. Notes Reflist References http www.brooklynmuseum.org eascfa dinner party heritage floor isabel pinochet.php Isabel Pinochet Entry at the Dinner Party database of notable women at the Brooklyn Museum. Accessed June 2008 http salsa.babson.edu Pages MBALAM Navigation AssgnMBA ClasFinPro Fproj03 WomenBrazilChile.ppt. Women in Brazil & Chile at Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts Powerpoint. Accessed June 2008 ... de Pinochet in Santiago de Chile. Accessed June 2008 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Le Brun De Pinochet, Isabel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1845 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Le Brun De Pinochet, Isabel Category 1845 births Category ... of French descent Chile bio stub es Isabel Le Brun de Pinochet ...   more details



  1. R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No.3)

    Wikify date November 2010 R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.3 was a House of Lords judgment on the state immunity of Chilean President Augusto Pinochet. The judgment was necessary after the House of Lords ruling R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.1 was overturned when one of the judges in the case failed to disclose links to a human rights organization. Citation needed date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT R V Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex Parte Pinochet Ugarte No.3 Category House of Lords cases Category Sovereign immunity Category Augusto Pinochet ...   more details



  1. R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No.1)

    Infobox Court Case name R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.1 ... Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.1 citations 3 W.L.R. 1456 H.L. 1998 judges ... Lord Lloyd prior actions Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, 1999 38 I.L.M. 68 Q.B. Div l Ct. 1998 subsequent actions R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.2 , R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.3 opinions transcripts Keywords R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.1 3 W.L.R. 1456 H.L. 1998 also known as Pinochet  I or the Pinochet case was a controversial House of Lords judgment on whether former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet could claim state immunity from torture allegations ... international law and domestic law. ref Byers, Michael, The Law and Politics of the Pinochet Case ... Pinochet judge under pressure publisher BBC News date 1999 01 15 accessdate 2010 05 10 ref Background Pinochet was accused by a Spanish judge of torture, a crime under international law which can be prosecuted ... arrest warrant to London and Pinochet was arrested later that evening. Pinochet s lawyers argued that as Pinochet was head of state at the time of the alleged crimes he was immune from the jurisdiction of British courts. The Divisional Court ruled Pinochet had state immunity. Judgment By a 3 2 majority the House of Lords ruled that Pinochet did not have state immunity. A key passage of the judgment ... of R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.1 was controversially set aside in R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte ... Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.3 also known as Pinochet  III which confirmed that Pinochet was not entitled to state immunity but that acts committed outside ... of the Pinochet Case, 10 Duke J. of Comp. & Int l L. 415 References references See also Augusto Pinochet ...   more details



  1. R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No.2)

    R. v Bow Street Magistrates Court Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary magistrate Stipendiary Magistrate ex parte Ex p. Pinochet Ugarte No.2 ref http www.parliament.the stationery office.co.uk pa ld199899 ldjudgmt jd990115 pino01.htm In re Pinochet , Oral Judgment 17 December 1998, Oral Judgment 17 December 1998 , 1999 UKHL 52 ref was an English law English legal case which involved the unprecedented setting aside of a Judicial functions of the House of Lords House of Lords judgment based upon the possibility of bias . Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann Lord Hoffmann s failure to declare links to Amnesty International meant that a previous House of Lords judgment on the Immunity from prosecution international law immunity of former Chile an dictator General Augusto Pinochet had to be set aside. ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news 235456.stm title A look at Lord Hoffmann date 1998 12 17 publisher BBC News accessdate 2010 05 10 ref References references See also Augusto Pinochet s arrest and trial R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.1 R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte No.3 Category Bias Category House of Lords cases Category Augusto Pinochet Category 1998 in case law Category 1998 in the United Kingdom Category English case law Category Amnesty International Category Sovereign immunity UK law stub ...   more details



  1. MJL

    MJL can refer to mjl , the ISO 639 3 code for the Mandeali language Lautaro Youth Movement see Chile under Pinochet Guerrilla resistance dab ...   more details



  1. Lucía Hiriart

    Bank Riggs case, along with Pinochet s five children and 17 other persons including two generals ... of having illegally transferred 27m 13.2m to foreign bank accounts during Pinochet s rule. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi americas 7028503.stm Pinochet family arrested in Chile , BBC , 4 ... Cobertura Especial Detienen a familia y principales colaboradores de Pinochet , La Tercera , 4 October ... PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Augusto Pinochet DEFAULTSORT Hiriart, Lucia Category ... Chilean people of French descent Category People from Antofagasta Category Augusto Pinochet Chile bio stub es Luc a Hiriart de Pinochet fr Luc a Hiriart de Pinochet nl Luc a Hiriart de Pinochet pt Luc a ...   more details



  1. File:Pinochetarchivo.jpg

    Summary Information Description Photo of Pinochet from the state archives. Source Chilean state archives. Date 22 27, 18 December 2010 UTC Author Permission other versions Licensing PD author Orphan image ...   more details



  1. Operation Colombo

    Pinochet s Sovereign immunity immunity after having accumulated proof that he had ordered the Direcci n ... Supreme Court decided to lift Pinochet s immunity on this case, charging judge Victor Montiglio of the investigations ... to stand trial. On this occasion, Pinochet met DINA head Manuel Contreras , who held him as responsible .... In December 2005 it was found that Pinochet was found fit to stand trial. However Pinochet ... References reflist External links http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi americas 4450286.stm Pinochet and ex police chief meet http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi americas 4561038.stm Pinochet found fit Category Cold War Category ... Augusto Pinochet Category 1975 in Chile Chile stub SouthAm hist stub de Operaci n Colombo es Operaci n ...   more details



  1. Day of the Youth Combatant

    Merge from Day of the Young Combatant discuss Talk Day of the Youth Combatant Merger proposal date February 2011 Orphan date February 2009 Day of the Youth Combatant is the day militant youth of the Revolutionary Left Movement MIR , Eduardo and Rafael Vergara, were assassinated by Chile an police during the Pinochet dictatorship on March 29, 1985. The murder of the brothers was followed by the murder of their brother, and fellow militant of MIR, Pablo Vergara, on November 5, 1988. Pablo Vergara was murdered together with militant activist, Araceli Romo, in Temuco, Chile. Category Chile under Augusto Pinochet Chile stub ...   more details



  1. Juan Guzmán Tapia

    justice. Prosecution of Augusto Pinochet Main Augusto Pinochet s arrest and trial On 12 January ... Pinochet. Guzm n was appointed to take charge of the investigation. Arrested in London in October 1998 under orders of Spanish judge Baltasar Garz n , Pinochet was finally deemed unfit for trial and returned ... disappearance s. In November 1999, Guzm n sent to Pinochet in London a list of 75 questions, which the General refused to answer. On 3 March 2000, Pinochet returned to Chile. Three days later, Guzm n entered a request for Pinochet s parliamentary immunity to be lifted. Answering to this request, the Supreme Court of Chile stripped Pinochet s immunity in August 2000, and later declared him fit to stand trial. In December 2000, Guzm n formally charged Pinochet for kidnapping during his ... Pinochet again of his immunity from prosecution over fresh charges concerning Operation Condor . In September 2005, the Court acceded to Juan Guzm n s request to strip Pinochet of his immunity concerning Operation Colombo . A feature length documentary about Juan Guzm n s attempts to bring Pinochet ...   more details



  1. Chilean national plebiscite, 1988

    In March 1974, six months after the Junta s establishment, Pinochet verbally attacked the Christian ... to civilian rule. On December 18, 1974 Pinochet was declared Supreme Leader of the nation. ref ... a Constitution draft to Pinochet and the Junta. A highly irregular national plebiscite took ... took effect in March 1981, established a transition period, where Pinochet would continue to exercise ... by voters in a national plebiscite. On August 30, 1988 Pinochet was declared the candidate. Plebiscite The plebiscite consisted of two choices Yes The proposed candidate is approved. Pinochet takes ... elected Congress takes office on March 11, 1990. No The proposed candidate is rejected. Pinochet ... three months before Pinochet s term expires. The newly elected President and Congress take office ...   more details



  1. Caravan of Death

    Sergio Arellano Sergio Arellano Stark and Augusto Pinochet a few hours before the departure of the Caravan ... Pinochet s arrest and trial Augusto Pinochet was indicted in December 2002 in this case, but he ... Arellano, appointed by Augusto Pinochet Official Delegate of the Commander in Chief of the Army and President ... of murdered individuals at approximately 3,000 during the 17 year Pinochet tyranny, the deaths ... El Juicio a la Caravana Pinochet Arellano, , LOM Ediciones, 2000. ref Beside the summary executions ... as governor of the Province of Antofagasta after the coup, presented his resignation to Pinochet ... General Lagos learnt of these murders, he requested a meeting with Pinochet and offered him his resignation ... of murders. ref name Justicia Indictment of Pinochet and others In June 1999, the magistrate Juan Guzm n Tapia , who had Augusto Pinochet s arrest and trial indicted Augusto Pinochet at his return from ... 2004 en icon ref . Pinochet himself had been indicted by the Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garz n ... 2001, the physicians stated that Pinochet was suffering from a light dementia . On 8 March 2000, the Court of Appeal confirmed Pinochet s indictment in the Caravan of Death case, but only as an accomplice ... Court invoked in 2002 a moderate dementia of Pinochet which enabled him not to be judged in this case ... stating that Pinochet could not be prosecuted in the Caravan of Death case did not apply itself ... chile high court allows pinochet.php Chile high court allows Pinochet Caravan of Death case to proceed ... pinochet bail in.php Chile court upholds Pinochet bail in one case, removes immunity in another , January ... Pinochet s house arrest ref http www.20minutos.es noticia 177449 0 pinochet procesado homicidios Procesan a Pinochet y ordenan su arresto por los secuestros y homicidios de la Caravana de la Muerte , 20minutos , 28 November 2006. ref Pinochet finally died on December 10, 2006 without having been judged ... to be charged with crimes committed during Chile under Pinochet Pinochet s dictatorship , denied ...   more details



  1. Patricia Verdugo

    , which was tasked with killing political prisoner s and other enemies of Pinochet. ref name efe Los Zarpazos del Puma was banned by the Pinochet government when it was first released. ref name ... Guzm n Tapia Juan Guzman , who prosecuted Augusto Pinochet for the murder of opponents. ref name efe ... Category 2008 deaths Category Chile under Augusto Pinochet Category Chilean activists Category ...   more details



  1. Pinocheques

    reignited in 2005 the case against General Pinochet in Chile. Judge Manuel Valderrama investigated whether the three purchase checks for Valmoval wound up in the Pinochet s secret accounts but 2010 ... New Government Takes On Pinochet , by Katherine Ellison http www.politicalscience.uncc.edu gbweeks Cincinnatus 20TWQ.pdf Waiting for Cincinnatus the role of Pinochet in post authoritarian Chile by Gregory ... Category Augusto Pinochet es Pinocheques ...   more details



  1. Centre for Social Studies

    Chile s Centre for Social Studies Spanish language Spanish Centro de Estudios Sociales , CESOC was founded in Rome , Italy , in 1984, preceded in 1974 by its publication ChileAm rica . The founders were mainly Left wing politics left wing Politics of Chile Chilean politicians close to the government of ousted President of Chile President Salvador Allende , and who had fled into exile following the 1973 Chilean coup d tat 1973 coup d tat by general Augusto Pinochet . Among them, the most prominent were Pinochet victim Bernardo Leighton and Jos Antonio Viera Gallo Jos Antonio Viera Gallo Quesney , ref cite web url http www.senado.cl prontus senado antialone.html?page http www.senado.cl prontus biografias site artic 20050810 pags 20050810111217.html title Curriculum of Senator Jos Antonio Viera Gallo Quesney ref who later became the first post Pinochet president of Chile s Chamber of Deputies the lower chamber of parliament in the government of Patricio Aylwin . The institution, in receipt of funding by leading Italian socialism socialists including Bettino Craxi and Rino Formica, promoted the academic study of Chilean affairs, with the implicit intent of opposing the Pinochet regime, and favouring a Chilean transition to democracy return to democracy in the country . From 1989 onwards, the founding exiles started to return to Chile. In 1991 following the exit from power of general Pinochet, the centre was officially established in Chile s Capital political capital Santiago, Chile Santiago . Whilst remaining firm to its objectives and its political ideology, its academic work gradually left the place to publishing, and the centre established itself as one of Chile s most prominent publishing houses. ref cite web url http www.camlibro.cl catalogue editorial.asp?id 15 title Books by Ediciones ChileAm rica CESOC ref Authours published by CESOC include Chilean politicians Patricio Aylwin , Ricardo Lagos , and Andr s Allamand , as well as scholars Maurizio Giuliano and ...   more details



  1. The Judge and the General

    . She led Pinochet s secret police to her daughter s hiding place in order to save a granddaughter ... during the worst years of repression under Pinochet. Judges of that court had to decide on thousands ... and his willingness to pursue Pinochet. By the end of the film, viewers will know whether they were ... films about politics Category Chile under Augusto Pinochet Category Documentary films about law Category ...   more details



  1. Juan Bustos

    Juan Bustos December 8, 1935, Santiago August 7, 2008 was a Chile an politician, law professor and lawyer . He served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from March 13, 2008 until his death on August 7, 2008. ref name reuters cite news url http www.reuters.com article latestCrisis idUSN07465960 title Chilean anti Pinochet crusader Juan Bustos dies publisher Reuters date 2008 08 07 accessdate 2008 08 08 ref He was known as an ardent opponent of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship and the human rights abuses committed by the regime . ref name reuters Bustos lived in exile for 14 years while Chile was ruled by the Pinochet military junta from 1973 until 1990. After his return he played a major role in uncovering cases of human rights abuses. ref Cite web title Juan Bustos An icon for the defense of human rights url http www.emol.com noticias ingles detalle detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia 316488 publisher emol.com accessdate 2008 08 08 postscript None ref Bustons, a top Chilean law professor and human rights lawyer , represented many of the families of people killed by the Pinochet government. During the Pinochet regime, nearly 3,000 people disappeared, while tens of thousands were arrested and tortured. ref name reuters Bustos represented the family of former Chilean Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier , an opponent of Pinochet who was killed by a car bomb in Washington D.C. in 1976. ref name reuters Letelier s assassination was linked to Pinochet military intelligence officials. ref name reuters Bustos was first elected as a legislator in 1998 as a member of the Socialist Party of Chile . ref name reuters He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile on March 13, 2008, a position he held until his death in August 2008. ref name reuters He died before gaining congressional approval for the creation of a new institute to be tasked with investigating the disappearance of thousands of opponents of the Pinochet regime. ref name reuters Bustos died o ...   more details



  1. Chilean Council of State

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Chilean Council of State was a body set up by the Military dictatorship junta of General Augusto Pinochet to produce a Constitution of Chile constitution in order to legitimise Military dictatorship military rule . The constitution which it produced was approved in a 1980 plebiscite . The President of the Council of State was former President Jorge Alessandri . See also Politics of Chile Constitution of Chile DEFAULTSORT Chilean Council Of State Category Government of Chile Chile stub ...   more details



  1. Radio Cooperativa

    Radio Cooperativa is a radio station in Chile , based in Providencia, Chile Providencia . It is operated by Compa a Chilena de Comunicaciones S.A. . The station is notable for opposing the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship 1973 1990 and denouncing its human rights violations. External links http www.cooperativa.cl Official site http www.cooperativa.cl radio online usa.m3u Live broadcast coord missing Chile Category Radio stations in Chile chile stub SouthAm radio station stub es Radio Cooperativa Chile fr Radio Cooperativa ...   more details




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