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Latin America 1973 Latin America 1973 Edited by Lester A. Sobel Contributing editors: Chris Hunt Mary Elizabeth Clifford Indexed by Grace M. Ferrara FACTS ON FILE, INC. NEW YORK, N.Y. Latin America 1973 i'Copyright, 1974, by Eacts on File. Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publisher except for reasonably brief extracts used in reviews or scholarly works. Published by Facts on File, Inc., 1 19 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 73-83047 ISBN 0-87196-251-9 987654321 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Contents Page FOREWORD........................................................................ 1 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS..................................... 3 ARGENTINA..................................................................... 17 Pre-Election Developments............................................ 17 Peronists Win Elections.................................................... 22 Campora Becomes President............................................ 31 Peron Returns.................................................................. 36 Campora Vacates Presidency.......................................... 39 Peron Elected President.................................................... 45 BOLIVIA............................................................................ 52 8 ‘Plots’ Thwarted.............................................................. 52 BRAZIL............................................................................... 63 CHILE :............................................................................... 79 Turmoil Precedes Coup.................................................... 79 Congressional Elections.................................................... 83 U.S. Probes ITT Actions................................................. 86 ‘Plots’ & Strikes................................................................ 93 Military Coup d’Etat, Allende Commits Suicide............110 Junta in Office..................................................................... 114 Defense of Coup & Junta....................................................123 COLOMBIA...........................................................................134 Economic Improvements & Problems.................................134 Guerrillas Active.................................................................137 Political Developments.......................................................140 Other Developments............................................................144 CUBA.......................................................................................148 Relations with Communist Countries.................................148 The U.S. & Western Hemisphere........................................149 Other Developments............................................................153 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC..................................................155 Guerrilla Action Fails...................... 155 Politics & Violence.............................................................. 158 Economic Developments.....................................................162 ECUADOR.............................................................................163 Oil Developments.................................................................163 Other Events........................................................................164 HAITI.....................................................................................168 MEXICO..................................................................................172 Guerrilla Activity.................................................................172 Student Unrest......................................................................173 Politics & Government.......................................................175 Foreign Relations & Trade..................................................177 Economic & Other Developments......................................180 NICARAGUA........................................................................182 PANAMA................................................................................186 PERU.......................................................................................190 PUERTO RICO......................................................................199 URUGUAY..........................................................................204 Government-Military Clash...............................................204 Military Precipitate Crisis, Constitutional Rule Suspended.....................................211 VENEZUELA......................'................................................222 Latin American Relations..................................................222 Unrest, Terrorism.......................................... 223 Oil & the Economy............................................. 226 AD Wins Elections.......................................... 22g
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