<P> Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte ( Spanish pronunciation : ( auˈɣusto pinoˈ ( t ) ʃe ) or ( - ˈ ( t ) ʃet ) ; 25 November 1915 -- 10 December 2006 ) was a Chilean general , politician and the military ruler of Chile between 1973 and 1990 ; he remained the Commander - in - Chief of the Chilean Army until 1998 . He was also president of the Government Junta of Chile between 1973 and 1981 . His rule of Chile was a dictatorship . </P>
who was the chilean dictator that ruled throughout the 70s and 80s
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte