Peruvian & Chilean Politics Interesting politics in South America.
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Peruvian & ChileanPolitics
Interesting politics in South America
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© 2006 -Jon Benignus
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Peruvian Flag
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Communism in Latin America
Gained strength After the Cuban
Revolution in 1958-59 Che Guevara
Castro’s general and executioner
International Ambassador for Communism
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Peruvian Geography
Capital – LimaMountainous
interiorPeople live on
the coastTerrorist were
in mountains
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Peru Problems in the 1980s
High InflationLow IncomeLow EducationCorruption in GovernmentCommunist Terrorism
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Alberto Fujimori Elected in 1990 Of Japanese descent Reduced Inflation Sound Economic Policy Fought Terrorists Corrupt Administration
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Ollanta Humala Elected in July 2011 Ran against Keiko
Fujimori (daughter of Alberto)
Father an indigenous Peruvian (Incan Indian)
Former Communist
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Chilean Geography
Capital – SantiagoMountainous and
longHot in the northComfortable in the
south
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Chilean Flag
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Chile
Cold War (Communists vs. U.S.)
Allende government was elected in the early 1970s
General Pinochet overthrew Allende government.
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Augusto Pinochet Overthrew Allende Suppressed dissent
(torture and execution) Sound Economic Policy Dictator from 1973 to
1990 Died December 2006
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Michelle Bachelet Elected March 2006First woman
president of ChileMacho culture
Was a torture victim during Pinochet’s dictatorship
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