Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (] or ] ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general, politician and the dictator of Chile between 1973 and 1990; he remained the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army until 1998. He was also president of the Government Junta of Chile between 1973 and 1981. His rule of Chile was a dictatorship.
Question: Ugarte was involved in politics before 1973. True, False, or Neither? 