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How Did Populism Influence Latin America
Populist People Influencing Latin America
(Argentina, Venezuela, and Peru)
Latin American Politics
POLS 335
Nathan Bacon

Latin America is at a crucial turning point when talking about political influences and movements in some of regions countries. There have been many leaders that have influenced countries like Venezuela, Argentina, and Peru. There are not only important figures that are apart of or have influenced important populist and revolutionary movements but there has been much change that developed through these political advancements. The progress being made not only has begun to show advancement in different countries economic growth but have improved the governmental processes and has allowed
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This political structure destruction makes it much easier for a new face to persuade the people that they are the ones that can create the change they seek. Promising positive economic transition has shown to be one way to promote leaders to progress themselves to the presidential status. Breaking the traditional flow of government is never easy however, even if the political structure has collapsed. Getting the lower class individuals and rural areas behind an individual tends to be the major framework for leftist leader in their rebuilding of a countries political …show more content…
Examine over 60 years ago in 1946 Colonel Perón when won the presidential election and eventually became a caudillo of Argentina. Helping with the security of his political electoral victory and increasing his popular base of support was Juan’s second wife, Eva Perón. Eva Perón was also Juan’s personal intercessor to the people, which helped him capture not only Juan Perón’s political office. Eva Perón was a popular actress at that time in Argentina and had come up socially from a lower class of citizens. This help draw in support from the public in several positive

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