1. Latin America Builds Democracy
By Cindy Cheung Erin Portway Emily Park Jada Smith

2. Things heat up in latin america
In many countries across latin America the military took power of the government claiming that the countries were out of order
They suppressed peoples rights, closed down universities, and killed and imprisoned thousands using “death squads”
Many people spoke out against government and called for revolution much like Fidel castro in cuba

3. The u.s. gets involved
A large part of the discomfort in Latin America was the presence of the united states
America dominated the organization of American states (oas) a group formed to promote democracy and human rights
The united states felt a need to protect democracy and free markets
The U.s. also intervened militarily on many occasion to defend its democratic views and influence other countries to do the same

4. War in south america
The u.s. also wanted to try to Manage the war on drugs in Latin America
In 1980 the u.s. declared an official “war on drugs”
As a result they sent forces to invade Panama and arrest the current president manuel Noriega and tried him for drug trafficking
The u.s also attempted to stop the flow of drugs from other Latin countries but failed due to organized crime
Many other countries at the time became involved in civil wars
Guatemala fought a series of civil wars from and killed many native Americans
In El Salvador had its own civil war until a peace agreement was finally reached in 1991

5. Democracy for all
~During the 1990s mounting pressure from other countries influenced many countries to restore democracy
~countries such as Argentina, brazil, Chile and many others held free elections at this time
~In Mexico the industrial revolution party or pri for short ruled supreme in government and was extremely corrupt
~Despite the party's attempts to reform they eventually fell when Vicente fox was elected president in 2000

6. The long road to democracy
Juan Peron was Argentina's president from
He was greatly loved by the working class
He terminated his competition and suppressed opposition
Many people fled from the country as a result
After Peron's death in 1974 the country was plunged into turmoil
The military took control again in 1976 and participated IN “DIRTY WAR” TORTURING, KILLING, AND KIDNAPPING THOUSANDS
many women became the mothers of the plaza de mayo and marched silently to Argentina's capital in protest
However after much war and civil unrest the country finally turned back to democracy in 2003

7. Current event!!!!!
Venezuela is considered an important country in south America
Recently Hugo Chavez the current president has recently passed away after nine years of being in power
his current successor Nicolas Maduro is not as popular with the people as the former president was
He lacks skills and legitimacy
His forces have killed upwards of 15 people since he came into power
Many upper and middle class protesters rebelled against him recently

8. End of the latin-American dictatorship is nigh
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end of the latin-American dictatorship is nigh march 11, 2014 by Enrique krauze