Dictators · Head-to-head
Marcos Perez Jimenez vs Augusto Pinochet
Yes — based on their recorded years, Marcos Perez Jimenez (1914–2001) and Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) were alive at the same time for at least part of their lives.
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Marcos Perez Jimenez
A military officer who helped lead a 1948 coup and became Venezuela's dominant ruler, formally serving as president from 1952 to 1958.
Key achievements
- Helped lead the military junta that overthrew elected president Romulo Gallegos in 1948
- Became the dominant figure in Venezuela's military government, gaining full de facto control after the 1950 assassination of junta leader Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
- Formally assumed the presidency in December 1952 after a disputed election
- Financed major infrastructure projects in Caracas using oil revenues before being overthrown in a 1958 popular uprising
Fast fact
Perez Jimenez launched huge public works projects, including highways and the Humboldt Hotel cable car complex, funded by Venezuela's oil wealth.
Full profile of Marcos Perez Jimenez →Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet led a 1973 military coup that overthrew Chile's elected government and ruled the country as a dictator until 1990.
Key achievements
- Led the 1973 military coup that overthrew President Salvador Allende's government.
- Ruled Chile as head of a military junta and later as president from 1973 to 1990.
- Implemented sweeping free-market economic reforms during his rule.
- Stepped down from power in 1990 following a 1988 plebiscite that rejected his continued rule.
Fast fact
Pinochet was later arrested in London in 1998 on a Spanish extradition request related to human rights abuses, an unprecedented legal case that tested the limits of international law regarding former heads of state.
Full profile of Augusto Pinochet →Who lived first, Marcos Perez Jimenez or Augusto Pinochet?
Marcos Perez Jimenez (1914–2001) lived first, before Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006), based on their recorded years.
Were Marcos Perez Jimenez and Augusto Pinochet contemporaries?
Yes — based on their recorded years, Marcos Perez Jimenez (1914–2001) and Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) were alive at the same time for at least part of their lives.
What do Marcos Perez Jimenez and Augusto Pinochet have in common?
Both Marcos Perez Jimenez and Augusto Pinochet are grouped among our Dictators figures and lived during the Modern Era.