Dictatorships In The Republics Of Latin America

Dictatorships in the Republics of Latin America

Latin America in the 80s was characterized by having a very relevant dictatorial history, this according to historians is due to the social inequality that has existed from the colonial period to the time, the great elites seek to maintain their power in one way or anotherThe poorest, this also influenced by the economic crisis by which Latin America’s nations were passing are one of the many causes of dictatorial implementation.

But before entering full with the dictatorships and dictatorial forms that Latin America has suffered, it is important to highlight the concept of perfect dictatorship, this is a term coined by Mario Vargas LlosIt must be taken into account to have a dictatorship model that is considered perfect, it is as a basis for it to have a dictatorial stability and continuity, it is necessary that it be consolidated in a powerful elite, that is, it must be backed by social powers, another aspectIt is pluralism, this must be totally out of the equation, the sources of independent power such as the commercial sector, the unions, the agricultural sector, are all designated by the dictator. All these mentioned characteristics adding others, are part of a perfect dictatorship.

The dictatorships have been part of the policy of all Latin American republics, however, Latin America has not been characterized by having a perfect dictatorship and mostly are usually not lasting because many of these there are no union in the elite sectors, usually the falls of dictatorships are for this cause, in other words, dictatorships are eliminated from the inside.

Continuing with the terminology of dictatorship there could be enormous ambiguity in relation to it, because there have been dictatorships of various aspects, some can be carried out by right leaders as leader of the left, each dictatorship has its own characteristics. A facade used by many dictators has been to present a ghost democracy, which only exists in documents, in reading they give us an example in relation to this which was the military regime of Brazil between 1964 and 1985, in theThis nation possessed Congress and existed political parties which were subjected to elections, but it was only a democratic screen before the population. Although there have been cases of "elected dictators" one of the most significant characteristics of dictatorships is that they are by imposition, that is, nations do not choose them because there is no access to democracy. It is important to emphasize that power regimes are consolidated with the alliance of power groups, but taking into account that dictatorships must have some autonomy above their allies, in this way the dictatorship may have a longer duration. Another characteristics of dictatorships is that they last until the dictator’s death.

Among the modalities of the dictatorship are the personal and the military, our country (Dominican Republic) suffered one of the most significant personal dictatorships of the time, led by the tyrant Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. When we talk about personal dictators, we refer to a style of power that does not require the alliance or help of seconds for its functionality, that is, Trujillo did not need anyone’s support to lead the country as if it were a private company fromwhich had total economic and political domain of the same. Other Latin American countries that suffered this type of dictatorships were: Nicaragua for the Somoza and Cuba family with Fulgencio Batista. Another modality is the military dictatorship which originate after the fall of the civil system its end is to restore the nation and once it returns to a state of normality the army must withdraw from power, but sometimes these military entities like thePost and decide to remain under imposition, this type of dictatorship was evidenced in Colombia and in Venezuela. There are also mixed or hybrid dictatorships which are composed of civil and military. Finally and not least are popular dictatorships, which are based on the support of civil mass and armies, these are handled through manipulation, a prominent case of this type of dictatorship was that of Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador.

As we know, dictatorships only bring suffering, misery and oppression to the population, regardless of approach to it, that is, leftist or right -wing, thanks to the growing improvement of the economy in Latin American countries in the 90s,This dictatorial system had an end, thus implementing a new political system based on democracy. But despite this it should be taken into account that currently there are Latin American countries that suffer under the yoke of a dictatorship, such as Cuba which has 60 years of dictatorship or a ghost democracy, or VenezuelaWith his president based on "communism" Nicolás Maduro, and Bolivia which was released until recently with the resignation of Evo Morales. These are palpable examples of our time that make us demonstrate the damage that a dictatorship can cause at any time, no matter if it is passed or present.