March 1, 1998 February Tiger years (three days), the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of Chile, Pinochet stepped down. Reference March 1998, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean armed forces, Pinochet stepped down. Pinochet military coup overthrew the former elected Allende regime, the Ren Zhili highest military commander for 25 years. Augusto - Augusto Pinochet - Ugarte, born on 25 November 1915 in Chile west coast of Valparaiso city. Graduated from the military school, was the infantry second lieutenant in 1936. August 1973 was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army. Collar rank of general. September 11, 1973, with the sea, the air force commander, the head of the police forces jointly launched a military coup to overthrow Allende, led by the People's Solidarity Front cabinet government. Any of the President of the military junta, military despotism. December 17, 1974, he was appointed president and continues to serve as commander-in-chief of the army. Retiring on March 11, 1990, to hand over presidential powers, but still continue to preside over the work in the military, the provisions of Marshall became commander-in-chief until 1997.