initially, there were four leaders of the junta: in addition to general augusto pinochet, from the army, there were general gustavo leigh guzmán, of the air force; admiral josé toribio merino castro, of the navy (who replaced constitutionalist admiral raúl montero); and general director césar mendoza durán, of the national police ("carabineros de chile") (who replaced constitutionalist general director josé maría sepúlveda). coup leaders soon decided against a rotating presidency and named general pinochet permanent head of the junta.