12/21/2021 5:08:06 PM | less than a minute read

In pictures: Crowds celebrate death of Pinochet's widow in Chile

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Salvador Allende

Presidente de la República de Chile.

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Salvador Allende

Presidente de la República de Chile.

Within minutes of the newscrowds celebrated in the capital, Santiago, what they see as the end of a dynasty.

To some, Hiriart was a philanthropist. To others, she was reviled for her perceived influence on her husband.

Pinochet ruled between 1973 and 1990, when more than 3,000 people were murdered by the state or disappeared.

Voters will choose between former student leader Gabriel Boric, a left-wing candidate who has condemned Chile's military past, and a far-right candidate who has praised it, José Antonio Kast.

Lucia Hiriart, the widow of the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and a polarising figure in the country, has died at the age of 99.

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