On this day 27 years ago, on March 1, 1998 (February 3, 1998 in the lunar calendar), Pinochet case. On March 10, 1998, Pinochet, the commander-in-chief of the Chilean Armed Forces, stepped down. Pinochet had staged a military coup and overthrew the former democratically elected regime of Allende. He served as the Supreme Military Commander of Chile for 25 years. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was born on November 25, 1915 in Valparaiso, on the west coast of Chile. He graduated from the military school in 1936 and was given the rank of second lieutenant in the infantry. He was officially appointed commander-in-chief of the army in August 1973. The rank of general. On September 11, 1973, he jointly launched a military coup with the commander of the navy and air force and the head of the police force to overthrow the government formed by the Popular Unity Front headed by Allende. He served as the chairperson of the Military Governing Council and implemented military dictatorship. On December 17, 1974, he served as president and continued to serve as army commander-in-chief. On March 11, 1990, he stepped down and handed over the presidential powers, but he continued to preside over the work of the army. It was stipulated that his position as army commander-in-chief was extended until 1997.