Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte[1] (November 25, 1915–December 10, 2006) was a general and statesman of Chile. He led the military junta which came to power in 1973 through a coup d'etat, deposing the democratically elected President Salvador Allende, and ruled as president of the Republic with dictatorial powers from 1974 to 1990.