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Colombia

2010, Juan Manuel became the new president.

2006, Alvaro was reelected.

2002, Alvaro Uribe came to power. Strong fight drugs

2000, USA supported with military assistance against drug trade.

1990, Cesar Gaviria became president.

1980, Violence in Colombia

ELN and FARC were created

1946- 1964, "La Violencia" confrontation between liberals and conservatives.

Peru

2001, Alejandro Toledo, first indigenous president, in the next election Alan Garcia was reelected.

1990, Alberto Fujimori became president, stages a "self- administered coup".

1985, Alan Garcia came to power.

1980, Revolutionary Organization

1975, The military took control.

1968, Juan Velasco Alvarado took over Peru.

Chile

2010, Sebastian Pinera, first conservative president.

2006, Michelle Bachelet was the first female president

1990, Patricio Aylwin became president.

1982,economic crisis

1973, Agusto Pinochet ended the first elective socialist government.

XX century, rise of power of Salvador Allende(he supported poor classes).

Brazil

2002, Ignacio Lula, first leftist president.

1989, Fernando Collorde won first elections.

1968, they suffered a big inflation

1964-1985, they had a military dictatorship

Bolivia

Bolivia is the poorest country in South America.

2005, Evo Morales was elected.NAtionalization of industry and the railroads and mines.

2002, Sanchez De Lozada became president.

1985, Economy Inestability Paz Estenssoro won the presidential elections.

1978- 1982, Ten governments were in charge of the country.

Argentina

Cristina Fernandez, actual president

suffered economic crisis of latin america

1983, Raul Alfonsin became the president

1982, got in conflict with Great Britain

1976, military took the power

1946, Domingo Peron was the presindent. autoritrian and populist regime.

Venezuela

2002, Attempt to remove Hugo Chavez from power.

1998, Hugo Chavez became president.

Change the constitution in order to be able to stay in power.

Nationalization of key sectors of the industry.

Installed a populist regime.

Luis Herrera Campins and Carlos Andres Perez had to deal with inflation, unemployment, and capital flight.

They have lived uninterrumpted democracy since 1958.