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SA Political Leaders

YGK These South American Political Leaders

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The Venezuelan known as “El Libertador” for freeing much of South America from Spanish rule Simón Bolívar
The person who authored the Cartagena Manifesto and Decree of War to the Death Simón Bolívar
The battle won by Simón Bolívar in his quest to liberate Colombia and Venezuela Battle of Carabobo
The short-lived republic led by Bolívar which included modern Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama (1819-1830) Gran Colombia
The Argentine general who liberated Argentina and Chile from Spain José de San Martín
The battle won by San Martín in 1813 Battle of San Lorenzo
The general whose crossing of the Andes resulted in victories at the Battles of Chacabuco and Maipu José de San Martín
The country liberated by San Martín and Bernardo O’Higgins Argentina and Chile
The leader of Chilean independence who was the illegitimate son of an Irish-Spanish officer Bernardo O’Higgins
The battle in 1813 where O'Higgins' early attempt at rebellion against the Spanish crown ended in defeat Rancagua
The person who returned to Chile with San Martín in 1817 and served as that country’s Supreme Director until 1823 Bernardo O’Higgins
The Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 Pedro I
The son of King John VI of Portugal, who became the first ruler of the Empire of Brazil Pedro I
The name for the declaration of independence from Portugal by Pedro I in 1822 Cry of Ipiranga
The emperor who abdicated in favor of his son in 1831 to launch an invasion of Portugal Pedro I
The Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889 Pedro II
The emperor who took the throne at age 5 when his father abdicated Pedro II
The conflicts with neighbors that Brazil was victorious in during Pedro II’s reign Platine War and War of the Triple Alliance
The dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989 Alfredo Stroessner
The dictator of Paraguay who ruled with an iron fist and was backed by the CIA for his anti-communist purges Alfredo Stroessner
The person overthrown by Stroessner in 1954 to come to power Federico Chávez
The President of Chile from 1970 to 1973 Salvador Allende
The first Marxist head of state to be democratically elected in Latin America Salvador Allende
The president overthrown and killed in a 1973 coup supported by the CIA Salvador Allende
The earlier coup attempt in 1973 that Allende had survived El Tanquetazo
The dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990 Augusto Pinochet
The person who overthrew Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973 Augusto Pinochet
The group of Chilean economists whose theories informed Pinochet's economic policies (privatizing the economy) Chicago Boys
The reports that investigated Pinochet’s brutal regime Rettig and Valech reports
The person who died awaiting trial in 2006 Augusto Pinochet
The president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and 1973 to 1974 Juan Perón
The actress whom Juan Perón married in 1945, who was immortalized in the musical Evita Eva Duarte
The working-class people who were the backbone of Juan Perón's political support, meaning “shirtless ones” descamisados
The name for Juan Perón's policies, a "Third Way" between capitalism and communism Perónism
The three flags of Perónism Economic independence, political sovereignty and social justice
The third wife who succeeded Juan Perón as President upon his death in 1974 Isabel Perón
The President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013 Hugo Chávez
The president who used Venezuela’s large oil revenues to lead his Bolivarian Revolution and enact socialist policies Hugo Chávez
The original party of Hugo Chávez Fifth Republic Movement
The president who had been imprisoned after a failed coup attempt in 1992 Hugo Chávez
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