A leader of the Chilean Christian Democratic Party for over 40 years, Patricio Aylwin Azócar (born 1918) was elected president of Chile in 1989. Strongly committed to social and economic justice, he strove to attain those goals in an environment...

Key dates in the life of Gen. Augusto Pinochet:Aug. 23, 1973 _ Named commander of the Chilean army by Marxist President Salvador Allende.Sept. 11, 1973 _ Leads bloody military rebellion against Allende, who committed suicide in his presidential palace under air and ground attack.Dec. 11,...

Bitter divisions over the memory of Gen. Augusto Pinochet surfaced at his military funeral Tuesday, as mourners booed the defense minister who denied the dictator a state funeral and cheered Pinochet's grandson for justifying the bloody coup that ousted an elected president more than 30...