Augusto Pinochet vs. George Orwell

Augusto Pinochet

1925 – 2006

Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean military officer, politician and dictator. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of Chile; in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as de jure president from 1981 to 1990. His time in office remains the longest of any Chilean ruler.