Augusto Pinochet (1915-?)

Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, militar chileno, nasceu a 25 de Novembro de 1915 em Valparaíso e ainda não morreu esta semana em Santiago do Chile. Este é um texto do Economist, que pode ser lido integralmente aqui.

Too long a life
Economist.com Dec 8th 2006

Most Chileans want Augusto Pinochet out of the way

WHEN Augusto Pinochet had what looked like a fatal heart attack earlier this week, many Chileans, even those who had supported his long dictatorship, thought it might be for the best. “It’s high time that God calls him,” suggested one pious, elderly lady. So when, a few days later, the former dictator made a remarkable recovery and was back on his feet, few in Santiago, the capital, seemed eager to cheer.
(...) After more than a decade of basking in praise for running South America’s most successful economy, Chileans resent having a dark chapter of their past raked over yet again. It proves embarrassing for those who supported or tolerated his regime and painful for those who suffered at its hands. For both sides, the sooner they can start to bury that part of their country’s past, the better.