Revolution & Dictatorship Flashcards
(10 cards)
Revolution in Cuba: Main Dates
1940 constitutional reform
1952 ‘stolen’ elections by Batista
26th July 1953 (failed) Moncada barrack attack led by Fidel Castro - exile in Mexico (1953-1956)
1956-59 revolutionary war, 26th July regroup during exile
1956 beginning of revolutionary war
Batista flees in 1959, Castro victorious
1961 US bay of Pigs
Cuban missile crisis 1962 - USSR entanglement….
What were Castro’s 5 revolutionary laws?
- restoration of 1940 constitution
- land reform
3.profit sharing for industrial workers (30%)
4.profit sharing for sugar workers (55%)
5.confiscation of wealth
What U.S. policy supported military regimes in Latin America?
The 1951 Mutual Security Act and the Military Assistance Program (MAP) promoted military over civilian rule to maintain pro-U.S. governments.
What was Operation Condor?
A 1970s–80s alliance of South American dictatorships (incl. Argentina) for coordinated repression of leftists across borders.
What happened in Argentina after Perón’s exile (1955–73)?
Military rule, economic chaos, inflation, and the rise of guerrilla groups like Montoneros and ERP.
1973 in argentina…
1974….
Peron returns…
Peron dies, second wife takes over presidency
Argentinian military dictatorship (1976-1983)
Military coup Jorge Videla
- war against subversion (oppression of political dissent)
- national reorganisation process (overthrowing democratic structures and replacement with military regime)
Peru Civil war 1980-2000
Shining path and Guzman’s left wing extremist thinking
‘revolution from countryside to the city’
1980 start of the armed struggle
Fujimori (Peru)
1990 election - 1992 parliament dissolved - widespread HR violations
End of Peruvian conflict
1992 capture of Guzman
Fall of Fujimori in 2000
Truth+reconciliation - 2003, 69,000 killed/disappeared - 75% indigenous, 40% in ayacucho
