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Augusto Pinochet Quotes

1915–2006 Chile

Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November 25, 1915 – December 10, 2006) was a general and de facto head of state of Chile. He led a military junta to power in 1973 through a coup d'état, deposing the elected Socialist president Salvador Allende and establishing a military dictatorship.

Chile
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Also known as: Pinochet

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He could have a thousand faults, but I do not blame anyone in particular and I despise brutality with which the Nazis acted against Israelites; but the fault is not only of Hitler, but a group of high-ranked dignitaries.

Interview (1989)

To whom are we going to ask to be forgiven? To the one who tried to kill us? To the one who tried to destroy our country? To whom? They are the ones who must ask to be forgiven for everything they did before September 11.

Power must be vested in the armed forces, since only they have the organization and the means to fight Marxism.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Augusto Pinochet (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.