Pinochet illness 'not overplayed'
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Doctors reject claims that Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet has exaggerated his illness to avoid prosecution.
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Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized on Saturday with a possible stroke, ahead of an expected court ruling on Monday on whether he should be tried in a human rights case.
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet underwent lengthy court-ordered psychiatric and neurological tests Thursday to determine whether he is fit to stand trial for the disappearance of 25 leftist dissidents during his 1973-90 dictatorship.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack on Sunday and underwent an emergency bypass, but doctors said he was still seriously ill and media reports said he would need a second operation.
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[World News]: Santiago, Dec 19 : Former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet has been hospitalised with low-blood-pressure complaints ahead of a court verdict against him in a human rights case.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, accused of murdering and kidnapping political opponents during his 17 years in power, suffered a heart attack on Sunday, a hospital source said.
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized yesterday with a possible stroke, ahead of an expected court ruling tomorrow on whether he should be tried in a human rights case.
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized in Santiago's Army Hospital Saturday after feeling ill, and will likely undergo a series of tests, his spokesman said.
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General Pinochet is credited with stablilizing Chile's economy, but is best known for his repressive rule and alleged human rights violations.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack on Sunday, a hospital source said.
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Former Chilean President Pinochet has "moderate dementia", according to a court-appointed doctor.
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former dictator of Chile, underwent angioplasty following a serious heart attack.
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SANTIAGO, Chile A Chilean judge questioned Gen. Augusto Pinochet yesterday about the disappearance of leftist political opponents during his 1973-90 dictatorship, but cut the interrogation short because of the former leader&#39;s poor health.
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday, one day after an appeals court delayed a decision on whether to uphold the former dictator's indictment and house arrest on human rights charges.
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet has suffered a stroke, but was in stable condition yesterday in Santiago&#39;s Army Hospital, medical officials said.
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Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is in a hospital recovering from a minor stroke, a day before court is to rule on a human rights case against him.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean court on Wednesdaygranted bail to ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet over a humanrights case but his defense said he would find it hard toafford the $3,500 bond needed to end house arrest at hiscountry estate.