Mi general augusto pinochet

event in Chile

An assassination attempt was made on Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on 7 September , when members of the urban guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Frontambushed a motorcade carrying the dictator to Santiago.^[1]

Planning

The Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front considered to be the decisive year in their struggle against Pinochet.^[2] The guerrillas termed the assault Operation 20th Century (Spanish: Operación Siglo XX).^[2][3] According to Patricio Manns, the attack was partially planned in Switzerland and at his house in Paris, where he lived in exile.^[4]Bulletproof vests for the operation were reportedly donated by conscripts in Sweden and Switzerland.^[4]

The location of the attack, Cuesta de Las Achupallas, was carefully selected by the guerillas.^[3] Cuesta de Las Achupallas is a bottleneck road along mountainous terrain between Sant