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General and President '''Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte''' (b. [[Valparaíso]], on November 25, 1915–d. [[Santiago]], on December 10, 2006) was a [[Chile]]an [[general]] who became Chile's head of state (or leader) from September 11, 1973 to March 11, 1990 ([[President of Chile|President]] from 1974 to 1990). He came to power as a member of a council of military leaders after the overthrow of the [[communism|communist]] government of President [[Salvador Allende]].  Pinochet restored the [[free market]], traditional western values, and prosperity to Chile after [[tyranny]] under communism.  [[Leftist]]s hated Pinochet for his [[conservative]] policies, to the point of wrongly imprisoning him in [[England]] on political charges long after Pinochet had relinquished power.  He was ultimately released.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://librospinochetistas.blogspot.com/2022/12/europa-vs-pinochet-indebido-proceso.html|title=Europa vs. Pinochet, Indebido Proceso|author=[[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]]|date=1998|language=es}}</ref>

General and President '''Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte''' (b. [[Valparaíso]], on November 25, 1915–d. [[Santiago]], on December 10, 2006) was a [[Chile]]an [[general]] who became Chile's head of state (or leader) from September 11, 1973 to March 11, 1990 ([[President of Chile|President]] from 1974 to 1990). He came to power as a member of a council of military leaders after the overthrow of the [[communism|communist]] government of President [[Salvador Allende]].  Pinochet restored the [[free market]], traditional western values, and prosperity to Chile after [[tyranny]] under communism.  [[Leftist]]s hated Pinochet for his [[conservative]] policies, to the point of wrongly imprisoning him in [[England]] on political charges long after Pinochet had relinquished power.  He was ultimately released.<ref name=EUvsPinochet>{{cite book|url=https://librospinochetistas.blogspot.com/2022/12/europa-vs-pinochet-indebido-proceso.html|title=Europa vs. Pinochet, Indebido Proceso|author=[[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]]|date=1998|language=es}}</ref>

A polling expert, Marta Lagos, observed in 2023 while thousands of migrants seek the prosperity and freedom in [[Chile]] rather than its [[Marxist]] [[South America]]n neighbors:

A polling expert, Marta Lagos, observed in 2023 while thousands of migrants seek the prosperity and freedom in [[Chile]] rather than its [[Marxist]] [[South America]]n neighbors:

==Detention in London==

==Detention in London==

In 1998, the [[leftists]] who had long hated Pinochet arranged for his arrest while he was in [[London]] receiving medical treatment. An unprecedented arrest warrant was issued in [[Spain]] by judge [[Baltasar Garzón]] for alleged [[human rights]] violations with the charges of "genocide, terrorism and torture" that is accused of being responsible during his government. [[Margaret Thatcher]] was a vocal supporter of Pinochet during the arrest. The stunt failed, and Pinochet was subsequently returned to Chile due to his ill health after a year and five months of detention in England. He returned to his country on March 3, 2000. Upon his return, he had to face numerous lawsuits filed against him in the courts. On June 5, the Court of Appeals decided -by 13 votes to nine- to strip the senator for life of his immunity, a measure that was ratified by the Supreme Court by 14 votes to six. He was later indicted and charged with '[[kidnapping]]' 19 supporters of Salvador Allende (Left Wing Terrorists) during the 1973 coup in which Pinochet took power. The Chilean [[Supreme Court]] suspended the prosecution in July 2002, again due to Pinochet's continuing poor health.

In 1998, the [[leftists]] who had long hated Pinochet arranged for his arrest while he was in [[London]] receiving medical treatment. An unprecedented arrest warrant was issued in [[Spain]] by judge [[Baltasar Garzón]] for alleged [[human rights]] violations with the charges of "genocide, terrorism and torture" that is accused of being responsible during his government. [[Margaret Thatcher]] was a vocal supporter of Pinochet during the arrest. The stunt failed, and Pinochet was subsequently returned to Chile due to his ill health after a year and five months of detention in England. He returned to his country on March 3, 2000. Upon his return, he had to face numerous lawsuits filed against him in the courts. On June 5, the Court of Appeals decided -by 13 votes to nine- to strip the senator for life of his immunity, a measure that was ratified by the Supreme Court by 14 votes to six. He was later indicted and charged with '[[kidnapping]]' 19 supporters of Salvador Allende (Left Wing Terrorists) during the 1973 coup in which Pinochet took power. The Chilean [[Supreme Court]] suspended the prosecution in July 2002, again due to Pinochet's continuing poor health.<ref name=EUvsPinochet/>

==Trials, persecution and revenge against him==

==Trials, persecution and revenge against him==