GEN. AUGUSTO PINOCHET FUNERAL IN SANTIAGO
Chilean Minister of Defense Vivianne Blanlot (C) attends the funeral of Gen. Augusto Pinochet at the Military Academy in Santiago on December 12, 2006. Pinochet died Sunday at age 91 from heart complications. He ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990 after a military coup. (UPI Photo/Cristobal Arjona)
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