Former dictator Augusto Pinochet AP PHOTO

While Pinochet was being treated at a Santiago hospital, the divisions and passions the 91-year-old former strongman inspires among Chileans came to the surface. His foes and supporters brawled and lawyers argued over whether his latest health crisis is a maneuver to avoid prosecution.

Pinochet suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital Dec. 3. He underwent a successful emergency angioplasty to enlarge an artery and restore the flow of blood to his heart, physicians said.

The Japan Times Weekly: Dec. 9, 2006
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