Editing Augusto Pinochet (section)

==Early Life and Education==
Augusto Pinochet was born on November 25, 1915, in Valparaíso, Chile, to a middle-class family of French-Breton descent. His father, Augusto Pinochet Vera, was a customs official, and his mother, Avelina Ugarte Martínez, was a homemaker who instilled conservative Catholic values.
	•	Education: Pinochet entered the Military School of Santiago in 1933 at age 17, graduating in 1936 as a second lieutenant in the infantry. He pursued further studies at the War Academy in Santiago but was delayed by assignments, completing his officer training in 1948.
	•	Early Influences: Pinochet’s military upbringing and exposure to anti-communist ideologies shaped his worldview. He admired strongman figures and Chile’s conservative military tradition, which emphasized order and discipline.