Military Coup: Perón And Chavez

Throughout their power, Peron and Castro both had incredible impacts on their country 's economy and political aspect. However, these impacts could be seen on both a negative and positive standpoint.

As Charles Bergquist observes, "Crises in Colombia tend to generate cycles of violence instead of mutations in the political regime." The reason is simple: regime changes in Colombia tend to produce very little change in anything other than nominal rule. Since Colombia's independence from Spain in the early 19th century, Colombia has seen a series of civil wars and secessions (Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama the last coming rather conveniently at a time when the U.S. was prepared to pay millions for a canal through its nation preparation that later resulted in a multi-million dollar redress to Columbia). Colombia's political history, therefore, has been colored by outside influences pulling on the two dominant liberal and conservative parties, with violent exchanges, and long periods of instability being the consequences. While regime changes have occurred, they have not produced significant improvements. Rather, Colombia in the 20th century has become a nesting ground for paramilitary forces and drug traffickers, with U.S. Central Intelligence operatives contributing heavily to the violent conflict that has risen between regimes. This paper will examine the regime types that preceded the Rojas Pinilla regime in mid-20th century Colombia, analyze their similarities and differences, and discuss the extent to which Rojas Pinilla reached his goals and objectives.

Venezuela is a country located in the northern area of South America that’s national language is Spanish. It is a very complex and interesting country with many important events in the past as well as some current events that have made headlines. Venezuela has been struggling with development for a long time and it has a landscape that can sometimes make it quite hard to build roads and tracks, thus hindering the forward progress of the nation. Venezuela is a democratic country with a democratically elected president, but that doesn’t mean that everything is going along fine. Even though the people of Venezuela elected Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro in the election of 2012, there have been a lot of recent protests against

This will be as much a tale about the Venezuelan people as it is about a returning immigrant who knows his homeland largely from memories and media. Though my experiences have shaped my outlook, my intention is to enter the country as a neutral and impartial writer, cognizant of daily life, yet oblivious to the fiery political discourse which consumes too many discussions.

1. After watching the Hugo Chavez documentary it is clear that the subject matter was his downfall as the republican president. Chavez was the republican president of Venezuelan from 1999 until 2013 when he pasted away from cancer. This documentary showed a lot of the not so positive posted of views on Chavez. As we discussed after class Chavez wanted to run his government as a place: for the people, by the people. This is commonly refereed to as a socialist reform for a president. Chavez could have worked if he consider all of the Venezuelan people. But it was clear that he did not consider the needs of the middle class people, which lead to his downfall as a president. Failing the middle class people was his strings downfall because these people took there feelings to the media. In doing so the media showed Chavez to the world in a negative perspective.

Vargas instituted many policies during his time. Many of which were meant to benefit Brazilian lives. The recently increasing industrialization of Brazil caused the creation of a new middle class. Vargas sought to help the workers because of this new middle class. He created many jobs because of his emphasis on industrialization. He also created minimum wages and gave women new rights in the workplace. Because of all this Vargas was given much appreciation by workers, because no leader before Vargas cared about the lives of any of these people. Even though this was great for the people a lot of these policies came at a cost. According to historian Rex A. Hudson (1998), “Despite Vargas’s pro-labor policies, reforms were never sufficient to raise

CNN that “These factors have really led to shortages in basic staples. Venezuelans, for example,

I was able to understand that the author was attempting to give an extensive depiction of the conditions of Venezuela to the readers. I was bewildered to read about the situations that many Venezuelans experience. I was given a brief story of the Venezuelans at the hospital such as patients that are not able to receive the necessary treatment for their state of health. As well as a doctor who is frustrated by the lack of tools at his disposal for his patients. The author continued to interview many Venezuelans during his stay in Venezuela while keeping a low profile since the government was trying to keep any leaks from occuring. I came to have some insight of the worsening status when control went from Chavez to Maduro. Chavez was able to bring the crooked state of Venezuela to prosperity by: enriching the economy with the abundant oil found in Venezuela and maintaining a good relationship with its neighboring countries.

Evita Peron was not only an active socialist in women rights, also she strived to support the poor community and grow education in Argentine. Before Juan Peron became President of Argentine; the

The play had both political and social themes. The one social movement in the play that appeals to the female audience was the Women Right’s Movement. Eva is displayed as a woman who takes charges and is independent in life and love. She is the perfect example of everything the Women Right’s Movement is trying to do. The play challenged normal gender roles by showing a woman in power. All the other First Ladies before Eva Peron didn’t participate in politics. They follow their husband’s orders and donate to charity here and there. Eva Peron did take a major role in the fight for women’s right in Argentina. In 1947 she promoted the new Peronist law for women right to vote. Another theme that related to the country current state was the political unrest. During the 1970 America was experiencing many political issues. Between the Vietnam War, which was widely opposed, and the Watergate Scandal, which cause Nixon to resign, the country’s distrust in their government was strong. This similar political issue was shown in the song “The Lady Got Potential” with armed military removing and instated different presidential elected. There was also several scenes of riot and rally for government change shown in the movie. This is also shown through the character Che since he is supposed to be an everyday Argentina man. In begin of

Venezuela is located on the north coast of South America. It is a very interesting country, since it possesses many unique attributes and resources that other countries in the region do not. There are several different systems that represent these resources and attributes. Major Kris A. Arnold (2006) states “PMESII is (sic) military acronym listed in several joint and service publications, which evolved from a systems perspective, and equates to the political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and information systems of states. The acronym provides a starting point for identifying key interrelated systems of an adversary and facilitates analysis and kinetic and non-kinetic targeting”. Venezuela is an especially interesting case due to the political system in place, in addition to the unique economic power that the nation has.

The average person in this country probably realizes that there are several functioning hospitals in their local community. In a crisis situation, there is at least one that is available. Venezuela's hospitals are in dire straits. The hospitals in the country lack even the most meager necessities that might include soap, water, and a bed. People are not able to get the medicine that they require to treat their illness. Often, they find it necessary to turn to the Black Market to purchase their drugs. The health crisis in the country is actually quite horrifying.

When the Portuguese initially colonized this region, they employed a feudal regime, which established the general pattern of governance in Brazil that minimized social responsibility and individual rights of the general population, allowing for reigning officials to dictate the terms of development. During the 1960s Brazil went through drastic political shifts and leadership lacked the ability to establish a stable and safe environment for the citizens of Brazil. In 1964 a military coup seized control of the government and

After a referendum in 1963, Brazil returned to a bureaucratic government. As Goulart’s powers increased, things became conspicuous that he would implement base reforms such as nationalization of enterprises in multiple economic districts and land reforms. He did not have parliamentary support, thus, forcing him to mobilize the working class and peasants since the core of economic nationalism in Brazil no longer appealed to the middle class. The First Institutional Act was published by coup leaders in April 1964 and this significantly limited the freedoms on the 1964 constitution. Along with this, Goulart was ousted and Castelo Branco became president. Unlike Goulart, he had no intentions of institutionalizing the military in power and wanted

My husband and his family left Venezuela 12 years ago, because the situation was not the best and because the government was controlling way too much. I believe communism has the wrong idea about the economy. Since people receive almost everything for free and the government can take your property away whenever they feel to, you are not motivated to produce or open your own business. It is very difficult to be auto efficient and avoid business relations with other countries when materials are needed to produce goods.