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1). Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile, born 1915 After seizing power in a bloody CIA-backed coup, General Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile with a rod of iron for two decades, during which human rights violations became the norm of Chilean life. Hailing from an upper-middle class background, Pinochet entered the military academy in Santiago at the age of 18, graduating three years later a... 2). Ferdinand Marcos - President of the Philippines, 1917-1989 A trained lawyer, Marcos was convicted of assassinating a political opponent of his father in 1939 and, from his condemned cell, argued his case up to the Philippine Surpreme Court, where he won an acquittal. During the Second World War, Marcos collaborated with the Japanese who occupied the Philippines – though he later claimed to have led t... 3). The trade between China and USA The increase in US trade with China since 2001 will push US GDP up and drive prices down significantly by 2010, according to a report released today by the China Business Forum, the educational and research arm of the US-China Business Council. The study finds that the increase in US trade with China associated with China's economic re...