The Use of Democracy as a Justification for Anti-Democratic Actions
November 13, 2019
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Governments in Latin America have had a long history of oligarchic characteristics.
dictatorships
How the Legacy of Dictatorship Influences Democratic Parties in Latin America
November 9, 2016
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When dictators seize power, they must decide how to deal with pre-existing political parties. Some dictators opt to repress all parties, as General Augusto Pinochet did in Chile 1973-1990.
The Military Clergy during the Late Twentieth-Century Dictatorships in Argentina and Chile
April 17, 2016
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A look at the Latin American dictatorships highlights the importance of the Catholic Church in the legitimisation of violence, even after the Second Vatican Council.1 In the years of the last military dictatorships in Chile (1973-1990) and Argentina (1976-1983), the ongoing political and public influence of the Church existed, in parallel with the potential of Christian religion to legitimise violence.
