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During his 17 year dictatorship, over 5,000 Chileans were murdered and countless numbers of others tortured or imprisoned.

Father of Augusto Pinochet Jr..

President of Chile (1974-1990).

16 October 1998 Was detained and put in house arrest during a visit to London, England, on human rights crimes charges. Remained in house arrest in England until 2 March 2000, when he returned to Chile, after a long judicial process that became a pilot case for determining human rights crimes of former dictators.

Mentioned in the song "Toda Forma de Poder" by Engenheiros do Hawaii.

Has vascular dementia.