Pinochet leaves hospital after operation

Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet has left a hospital two days after undergoing surgery to replace his seven-year-old pacemaker.

Sun, 16 Mar, 2003 - 10:28

Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet has left a hospital two days after undergoing surgery to replace his seven-year-old pacemaker.

Santiago Military Hospital spokesman Luis Felipe Brieba said doctors allowed the 87-year old “to complete his recuperation at home because his new pacemaker is working properly”.

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