- FILE PHOTO TAKEN 27OCT98 - Supporters of Augusto Pinochet hold pictures of the former Chilean leader during a candle lightvigil while Pinochet was being held under house arrest in London, in this October 27, 1998 file photo. Pinochet led a coup d'etat on September 11, 1973, overthrowing Socialist President Salvador Allende and by a [macabre coincidence, the strikes on the World Trade Center and Pentagon in the USA share the same anniversary with one of the most controversial acts of political violence in recent Latin American history.]