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róisín_dubh

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39. Pinochet and Rios Montt

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:54 AM

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Spent the last years of their miserable, worthless existence dogged by court appearances, indictments and the judgment by “their lessers.” No, they didnt ultimately die in jail for various reasons and unfortunately their awful brand of politics bubbles to the surface now and then (currently in Chile, fortunately not in Guatemala). But their legacies ended in powerlessness.

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pretty much all of them after the dictatorship falls. drray23 20 hrs ago #36

IF it falls quakerboy 15 hrs ago #37

Pinochet and Rios Montt róisín_dubh 13 hrs ago #39

AT THE VERY LEAST Skittles 15 hrs ago #38

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