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It often comes as a surprise to foreigners visiting Chile to discover that Gen Augusto Pinochet still has supporters here.
Outside Chile, the general is almost universally vilified - remembered as a ruthless dictator whose military regime killed more than 3,000 political opponents, tortured many more and drove thousands into exile.
But inside the country, views tend to be more nuanced.
As the country marks the 40th anniversary of the military coup that brought him to power, attitudes towards Gen Pinochet's 1973-1990 regime and the Socialist government of Salvador Allende that preceded it remain complex and subject to intense debate.
