(CNN Spanish) -
This Thursday, Lucía Hiriart, Augusto Pinochet's widow, passed away at the age of 99, her granddaughter Karina Pinochet confirmed on her Twitter account.
Karina Pinochet said that Hiriart died surrounded by family and loved ones.
Lucía Hiriart was the daughter of former Minister Osvaldo Hiriart and she married Augusto Pinochet in 1943.
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