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Standard-bearer of the Infantry School 1940 Don Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, son of Don Augusto Pinochet Vera and of Mrs. Avelina Ugarte Martínez, was born in Valparaíso on the 25th of november of 1915.
He took his primary and secondary studies in the San Rafael Seminary of Valparaíso, in the Quillota Institute (Marist Brothers), in the French Father's School of Valparaíso and in the Military School, which he entered in the year of 1933.
After four years of study he graduates from the Military School with the rank of Infantry Alférez, being sent to the School of that Branch located in the city of San Bernardo.
In September of 1937 he is sent to the "Chacabuco" Regiment, in Concepción. Soon, in 1939, with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, he is moved to the "Maipo" Regiment, of the Valparaíso garrison, returning in 1940 to the Infantry School. The next year together with his rise to Lieutenant, he is sent to the Military School.
In January of 1943 he marries Mrs. Lucía Hiriart Rodríguez, they had five children, three daughters and two sons.
At the end of the year of 1945 he is moved to the "Carampangue" Regiment, in lquique. In 1948 he enters the War Academy, where he had to postpone his studies, because being the youngest officer, he had to carry out a mission of service in the coal zone of Lota. The following year he returns to his studies in the Academy.
After obtaining the Title of Officer Chief of Staff, in 1951, he is sent to the Military School, where he is assigned Commander of the sixth year, Professor of the Military Course. At the same time, he dedicates his time as a teacher's aide in the War Academy in the Military Geography and Geopolitics clases. In addition to this, he was active as Director of the Insitutional magazine "Cien Aguilas" (one Hundred Eagles), an organ for the views of the Officers.
During the begining of 1953, with the rank of Major, he is sent for two years to the "Rancagua" Regiment in Arica. Soon, he is assigned as professor of the War Academy, and he returns to Santiago to take his new task. He later continues in his studies and obtains baccalaureat. With this title he enters the School of Law of the University of Chile.
Begining in the year 1956 he is chosen together with a group of young officers to form a Military Mission that would collaborate in the organization of a War Academy of Ecuador in Quito, which obligates him to suspend his studies in Law. He remains in that Mission for three years and a half, lapse in which together with dedicating himself to his studies of Geopolitics, Military Geography and Intelligence Service.
At the end of 1959, he returns to Chile and is sent to General Quarters of the I Division of the Army, in Antofagasta. The next year he is assigned Commander of the "Esmeralda" Regiment, glorious 7th of the Line. His successful job shows with his next position, in 1963, as Subdirector of the War Academy.
In 1968 he is named Chief of Staff of the II Division of the Army, in Santiago and at the end of the year he is acsended to Brigade General, opportunity in which he is appointed, as Commander in Chief of the VI Division, of the lquique Garrison. In his new functions he receives the appointment of Intendent Representant of the Tarapacá Province, which would be repeated later, having to take care of affairs of State.
In January of 1971, he is ascended to Division General and named Commander General of the Santiago Army Garrison. Later, begining in 1972, he is appointed General Chief of Staff of the Army.
Due to a convulsed internal situation, on the 23rd of August of 1973 he is appointed Commander in Chief of the Army.
Honorable Government Junta The impossible situation obligated the Armed Forces and Police of Chile, responding to the popular civilian clamor, to pronounce themselves on September 11 of 1973 assuming control of the government and compromising themselves to restore the broken national institutionality.
Thus a new period of national reconstruction began inspired by the Declaration of Principles, known to the public in March of 1974, which was later framed in the draft of the document "National Objective of the Government of Chile".
Various specific policies generated from that time, being fundamental to the development that the country would experience later and which remain the base of its growth. Among them the Administrative Reform begun in 1975, which structured the political administrative division of Chile in 13 administrative regions, which led to a growth without precedents by decentralizing numerous resolutions which were in the hands of central government.
In the year 1976 a Commission of Constitutional Studies initiates an extent and profound analysis for the formulation of a new Fundamental Letter, which was put to a plebescite in 1980, being approved by a wide civilian majority.
After succesfully surpassing a first neighbor crisis with Peru, which maintained the country at the edge of a war, his government was confronted, in 1978, to a delicate situation that could have exploded into a armed conflict with Argentina.
Before Pope John Paul II both nations sign the Peace and Friendship Treatyin 1984. by the success of the conquered peace, the Saintly Father visits Chile in 1987.
Begining from 1986 and after surpassing a grave international economic recession, a period of sustained growth begins, product of the strenghthening of the nation´s institutions and of the adecuate socio-economic policies applied by his government.
During his government there were many public works done for the benefit of the Chilean nation, among which is the construction of the Longitudinal Southern Highway (Carretera Longitudinal Austral), which allowed thousands of our countrymen comunication by land and open a territory full of mineral riches, forestry and tourist zones previously unknown.
In September of 1986, President Augusto Pinochet suffers a terrorist attempt (see details) in the Achupallas sector, in Cajón del Maipo area, of which he saves his life and in which five of his security entourage died, and nine were hurt.
Receiving Pope John Paul II in 1987
As established in the Constitution, in October of 1988, the people opt for the constitutional way of calling presidential elections for 1989, which were realized in an exemplary civic fashion, which was shown in giving the government to Don PATRICIO AYLWIN AZOCAR., in the month of March of 1990.
Since that date, he continues as Commander-in-Chief of the Army, orienting his approach to the elaboration of a apreciation of the institutional situation which led to the study of a plan of modernization, based in its historic values and according the scientific and technological advances of modern times, concept that he makes public in 1992.
On the 18th of july of 1994 as another way of contributing to national development, he makes public his geopolitical concept for the conquist of the Interior Frontiers, fruit of a long and ardous studies, putting at the service of the nation a complete professional work that would contribute to government labor in benefit of the country.
Between the years 1994 and 1997, he dedicated himself, together with his General Staff to carrying out the First Phase of the "ALCAZAR" Plan, which included, among other things, an impulse to the education of the Officer Corps and Subofficials, the improvement of their well being and quality of life of the personel and their families, the renovation of obsolete material by modern ones and the organization and redistribution of Units, according to the real institutional necessities.
By unanimous support by the Institution´s General Corps, on March 6 of 1998, he is given the honorable title of Meritorious Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army. The 10th of March of 1998, as established by the Constitution, he hands over command of the Army to General Lieutenant Ricardo lzurieta Caffarena, designated by the President of the Republic, Eduardo Frei Ruiz Tagle, in a solemn ceremony which took place in the Yard of Honor of the Military School, where he received maximum honors corresponding to his high rank, in the presence of the highest authorities in the country, headed by H.E. the President of the Republic.
As established in the Fundamental Letter and taking into account his condition as ex - President of the Republic, on March 11th of 1998 he swears-in as Senator, in the state of Institutional Senator (for life), in National Congress in the city of Valparaíso.
He has published numerous works, which are important to mention the following:
"Geographic Sinthesis of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Perú", 1953
"Military Geography", 1957
"Geopolitics", 1968
"Essay of a Preliminary Study for Geopolitics of Chile", 1965
"The War of the Pacific, Tarapacá campaign", 1972
"The Decesive Day", 1979
"Politics, Political bickering and Demagoguery", 1984
"Transition and Democratic Consolidation 1984-1989", 1989
"A Travelled Path, Memories of a Soldier" Volume 1, (1990); Volume 2, (1991); Volume 3 Vol. 1 (1993), Volume 3 Vol. 11 (1994)
"Main Speeches of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army", 1995
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