Peruvian & ChileanPolitics

Interesting politics in South America

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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

Peruvian Geography

Capital – LimaMountainous

interiorPeople live on

the coastTerrorist were

in mountains

Peru Problems in the 1980s

High InflationLow IncomeLow EducationCorruption in GovernmentCommunist Terrorism

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

Chilean Geography

Capital – SantiagoMountainous and

longHot in the northComfortable in the

south

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Chile

Cold War (Communists vs. U.S.)

Allende government was elected in the early 1970s

General Pinochet overthrew Allende government.

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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