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
real dictator
I was only an aspiring dictator. I was never a real dictator.
faces dictator sour
My face is sour. Maybe that's why they say I'm a dictator.
men law dictator
I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over.
dictator
I'm looking at them from above, because God put me there.
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.
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These allegations will be deeply embarrassing for BAE, a leading British company with ready access to Downing Street under this and previous governments and a company which receives significant subsidies from the public purse ... The government needs to send a strong message to British companies that corruption and bribery will not be permitted or excused.
deep discipline duty heart looking murmurs path thank walked
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.
country die rather
rather die in this country than to go to Spain.
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On this date, I want to express to every man and woman of my beloved fatherland, that I shelter in my heart the firm hope that our divisions and pains of the past will be overcome, and we will set our sight in the future, for the sake of the new generations,
pardon suffer
I regret and suffer those losses, but it's God's will. He will pardon me if I committed excesses, but I don't think I did.
I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.
control others time
didn't have time to control what others were doing.
against fighting
We are fighting against a system, but we're doing OK.