Revolutions in Latin America

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Revolution (s ) in Latin America from Bolivia to Chile

Abstract

This will deal briefly with the revolutionary movement in Latin America in the mid 20th Century . It will compare and contrast Bolivia Cuba , Chile and Argentina and seek to draw lessons for today Ultimately , Peron proved the most successful model of revolution , and this only because of his strong ability to mobilize disparate elements of the population often left out of more doctrinaire Marxist movements

I

This will briefly deal with four related but distinct

elements first , the revolution in Bolivia in 1952 , the revolution in Cuba a short time later , and the failed revolution in Chile after the 1970 elections After this , it will deal with the Peron regime in Argentina . Given all this , this will attempt to compare and contrast these movements looking at US as well as Soviet policy relative to them , and see what modern policymakers can take from these immensely important events

The Bolivian revolution of 1952 was one of the first major earthshaking events in post World War II Latin America . Bolivia was an economic disaster since the war (and before ) dependent largely on tin exports and a small amount of coffee for economic survival (Cockcroft , 1997 . Like all three revolutions dealt within this section , the big issue was the ownership of land . In countries largely made up of peasants , this was the greatest issue . In all three of these states , the land was owned in...