Latin American dictators of the 20th century : the lives and …
This book covers 15 dictators representing every decade of the century and geographically from the Caribbean and North and Central and South America.
Latin American Dictators - Leaders in Complete Control
2019年8月11日 · Latin America has traditionally been home to dictators: charismatic men who have seized almost complete control over their nations and held it for years, even decades. Some have been fairly benign, some cruel and violent, and others merely peculiar.
South America Leaders | Current Heads of State & Dictators
Rodrigo Chaves, President of Costa Rica (elected on Apr 4, 2022 with 53% of the vote) Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican economist and politician who is the president-elect of Costa Rica and is due to take office on 8 May 2022. Chaves was previously Minister... Read More »
Fascism in South America - Wikipedia
Several rulers, such as the first Argentine dictators of the Infamous Decade and Getúlio Vargas in the earlier part of the Vargas Era, were inspired by Benito Mussolini and his methods.
Who Are The Dictators of Latin America? - The Hague Peace
2021年8月5日 · South American Dictators. Nicolas Maduro has been the de facto President of Venezuela since 2013 when a special election was held following the death of Hugo Chávez. He is one of the best well-known south American dictators.
List of Hispanic American caudillos - Wikipedia
A number of military leaders who were part of the Spanish American struggle for independence took on political roles in during the establishment of new sovereign nation-states. The establishment of military strong men as the head of new national governments did not generally come via elections, but many did have strong popular support.
Latin American dictators: A history of strongmen - mundonow.com
2023年9月29日 · From Chile’s Augusto Pinochet to the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo, these strongmen have left a legacy that still affects their countries today. Their reigns were characterized by human rights abuses, economic turmoil, and a stifling of democratic freedoms.
Dictatorships in the Southern Cone of South America
An overview the authoritarian rulers who took power in South America's Southern Cone during the Cold War like Augusto Pinochet in Chile and Jorge Rafael Videla in Argentina.
History of Latin America - Political Challenges, Revolutions ...
4 天之前 · As the 20th century opened, the most prevalent regime types were military dictatorship—exemplified by that of Porfirio Díaz in Mexico and after 1908 Juan Vicente Gómez in Venezuela—and civilian oligarchy—as in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, or Colombia.
Dictatorships in South America: The challenges of reporting …
2023年5月25日 · Under names like "National Reorganization Process" or "Movement for the Salvation of the Homeland," they were in fact civil-military dictatorships that repressed and tortured "subversives" or enemies of the regime.