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Arturo Alessandri
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Chile; not part of elite; lawyer; contested dishonest elections in Northern Chile; charismatic politician who denounced political elites; elected president in 1920 on a platform of promoting progressive social and economic reforms; 1920-1924 and 1932-1938; famous for crying at end of speeches; efforts to make his changes promised during elections were blocked; Saber Rattling 1924
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Saber Rattling
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1924; incident which illustrates important changes in Latin America- military leaving barracks and becoming involved in politics; Allesandri wanted to enact progressive changes to Chilean constitution, group of lieutenants went into congress and rattled them to intimidate congress and force them to pass Alessandria’s reform package
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Lázaro Cárdenas
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Mexico; born into lower-middle class family from Michoacan; intended to be a school teacher; got involved in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) and backed a rising general; named governor of Michoacan in 1928; known for his progressive3 program of building roads/schools, promoting education, and land reform; highly popular president of Mexico 1934 - 1940; nationalized oil industry, purged military of disloyal leaders
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Hipólito Yrigoyen
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Argentinean; school teacher; not member of elite; co-founded middle class party (Radical Civic Union) which demanded clean elections; Known as the “father of the Poor”; wanted universal male suffrage; introduced social reforms as president such as imporvment in factory conditions, regulation of working hours, and compulsory pensions; president during a good time in Argentina; overthrown by military coup in 1930; president from 1916-1922 and 1928-1930; Great Depression hit during his second term which led to disorder and military coup
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The Infamous Decade
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1930-1945: period in Argentine history; 1930 - 1943; marked by electoral fraud on the part of conservative parties; police broke up strikes and unions could not operate; much political persecution; many from countryside are moving to cities because of Great Depression; poor economy and widespread popular discontent led to a military coup in 1943 against Ramon Castillo (too conservative for military); overthrow of yrigoyen; a time remembered for its electoral fraud; set the stange for Peron’s entry into politics and mobilization of the anger and resentment
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