The Pinochet Case
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Patricio Guzmán
Jacques Bouquin
Camila Guzman
Patricio Guzmán
Yves Jeanneau
Claudio Martinez
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On September 11, 1973 a military coup, led by General Augusto Pinochet, overthrew the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende. The chronicle poses an investigation into the 1973-1990 regime of Pinochet who then became Chile's dictator. Responsible for the deaths of 1,198 Chileans, Pinochet's reign of terror included secret arrests, torture and the assassination of his political enemies. Through interviews with survivors and his victims' families, a portrait of Pinochet as a major untried criminal emerges. Although Pinochet was arrested in London in 1998, charged with the torture and death of Spanish citizens, he was eventually released. He then returned to Chile, where he was living in retirement until protests by the Chilean people finally led to his house arrest, in January 29, 2001.
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Patricio Guzmán
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Released in United States Fall September 11, 2002
Released in United States Fall September 11, 2002
