Chileans gathered in the center of Santiago to celebrate his disappearance. It was considered as a stakeholder of the soil regime imposed in Chile by her husband, pursued until his death for violation of human rights.
Le Monde with AFP
The widow of the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, Lucia Hiriart, died, Thursday, December 16, announced his family, confirming local media information. She went out at the age of 98, at home, where she lived with all her children and grandchildren.
In a brief statement at the press, his son Cadet, Marco Antonio Pinochet, said, “We have the great regret to announce the death of our dear mother, Lucia Hiriart de Pinochet”. The “funeral will be held in private,” he added. General Pinochet led Chile between September 1973 and March 1990, leaving behind him more than 3,200 deaths and missing persons.
Immediately after the announcement of the death of Lucia Hiriart by local media, the motorists have honored, as a celebration. Hundreds of people also gathered on the Place d’Italie, in the center of Santiago.
“Is the old woman dead?”
On Twitter, the Parody’s account “The old woman is dead?” , followed by 54,000 people, gave daily news from Lucia Hiriart’s health status on a daily basis. Today, he has only published a “yes”, which has been shared by more than 23,000 accounts. M me Hiriart Rodriguez, considered the strong woman of the military regime, had moved several times at the Santiago Military Hospital in recent months.
Augusto Pinochet, death in 2006 of a heart attack, at the age of 91, will have managed to escape justice, which pursued him for violations of human rights under his regime and diversion of Public funds. “I think the departure of Lucia is an important event, which marks the end of a time when there were more lights than shadows. A stage of history whose lessons must be transmitted to future generations”, said the right senator Iván Moreira.