The current President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, and her mother were tortured under Pinochet's regime. Her father, an Air Force General under Allende, died of a heart attack as a result of torture.
Details and biog at Website of the President of Chile
"El Gobierno de la Presidenta Michelle Bachelet ha decidido que el general (R) Augusto Pinochet no tenga funerales de Estado y que sólo sea sepultado con los honores militares correspondientes a su condición de ex comandante en jefe del Ejército." (The Government of President Michelle Bachelet has decided that General (R) Augusto Pinochet will not have a state funeral and that he will only be buried with the military honors corresponding to his rank of ex-Army Commander-in-Chief)
www.chile.com
"Last night Baroness Thatcher was said to be “greatly saddened” by General Pinochet’s death. A spokesman said that she would be sending her “deepest condolences” to his family."
TimesOnLine - Dec 11, 2006
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