Part 3 Flashcards
Augusto Pinochet
In 1973 he overthrew the government (chile) and most of the government was murdered. Over 15 years, he led a reign of terror. He dissolved congress, and banned other political parties, and over 85,000 citizens were murdered and others were tortured. And in 1989, he was voted out of office but still remained a military leader. He also wrote the Amnesty Law of 1978, exculpates any person who committed crimes between Sept. 11, 1973-March 10, 1978. He was arrested in the UK by a Spanish judge and died while under house arrest in Chile in 2006. (Chile) (Bad)
Domingo Sarmiento
Liberal politician and president of Argentine Republic; author of Facundo, a critique of caudillo politics; increased international trade, launched internal reforms in education and transportation. Tried to imitate Europe, encouraged Europeans to come to the country and made it look like Europe as well. (Good)
Pope Alexander VI
Made the treaty of Tordesillas. (South America) (Good)
FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia)
Is the most powerful insurgent group. In 1999, they convinced the government to demilitarize the area south of Bogota and leaving them into power. (Colombia) (Bad)
Muammar Qaddafi
Wanted Libya to be focus of a United Arab World, banned all alcohol from Libya, nationalized banks & banned foreign languages, nationalized oil resources and set embargoes against Israel, wrote “Green Book” to explain faults of democracy, supplies any rebel Muslim groups with weapons, created the 600 mi. long water pipeline called the “Great Man-Made River” started in 1984. (Bad)
Huophouet Boigny
First president of the Ivory Coast. 80’s and 90’s - very authoritarian President - wasted money on ostentation projects (St. Peter’s Cathedral) (Bad)
Mathieu Kerekou
1972 - practiced ruthless anti-white sentiment, mass killings and riots, 1990, Kerekou, ashamed, publicly denounced Marxism and was a new man! 1996, was elected again, and restored peace, stability, and economic growth! (Benin) (Bad)
Charles Taylor
In 1997 was elected president in Liberia and began a reign of terror that ended only when he was forced into exile in 2003. (Bad)
Paul Biya
Hand picked, a Christian from the South. Horrible money manager, “Social Democratic Front” forms and kills them off. In 6 months over 30 new political parties and dozens of independents; during term, salaries dropped over 70% economy in shambles, fighting continued, and people are unhappy. But he won NEXT election, outcry of fraud. (Cameroon) (Bad)
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Led military coup, brutal leader, wanted every member of opposition wiped out, personally took part in gruesome public torturing & murder, horrible money manager, killed economy, France bail out,spent $20 million (mostly France’s) to crown himself “Emperor” of the new “Central African Empire”, flew to Libya for more aid, while gone, was impeached and replaced by Andre Kolingba. Arrested when returned, died in prison in 1996. (Central African Republic) (Bad)
