| Mid 20th Century, Selected Political Leaders | |||
| Note: These leaders are only the Presidents mentioned in Martin & Wasserman, Chapter 12, organized by the country the led. | |||
| Country | Dates | Leader | Political comments |
Argentina
|
-1922
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Yrigoyen
|
Reformist
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1922-28
|
Marcelo Alvear
|
Radical
|
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1928-30
|
Yrigoyen
|
Military overthrew
|
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1930-32
|
José Uriburu
|
Nationalist, rightist
|
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1932-38
|
Agustín Justo
|
Conservative alliance,
broadly based
|
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1938-42
|
Roberto Ortiz
|
Continued Conserv
alliance
|
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1942-43
|
Castillo
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1943-55
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Juan Perón (& Evita)
|
In power by mi coup;
populist
|
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Peru
|
1908-12
|
Augusto Leguía
|
Backed by
middle&lower classes
|
| 1919-30 | Reformist | ||
|
1930-33
|
Col Luis Sánchez Cerro
|
In by mil. Coup –
“conservative populism”; middle class
support; assassinated
|
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1933-39
|
Gen. Benavides
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Post WW2 & MNR
|
APRA
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Chile
|
1920-24
|
Alessandri
|
Working class support;
supported social reform
|
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1924-27
|
Military coup ruled, led
by Carlos Ibáñez
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1927-31
|
Ibáñez – Pres.
|
Great Depr forced his
resignation [?]
|
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| Reformist | |||
|
1932-38
|
Alessandri
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1938
|
Aguirre Cerda
|
Popular Front
|
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Cuba
|
1920-24
|
Zayas
|
Post-1920 sugar dance of
the millions
|
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1925-33
|
Machado
|
Out by mil coup
|
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| Reformist | |||
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1933-44;
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Batista
|
Took power in mil coup,
then elected
|
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| 1952-59 | Over-thrown by Castro | ||
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Mexico
|
1920s-mid30s
|
Reconstruction
|
Middle-class demands;
labor
|
| Limited land reform | |||
|
1934-40
|
Cárdenas
|
PRI; land re-dstrns, oil
expropriations, social welfare; orderly transitions through 50s; responsive
to middle & working classes
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1940-46
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Ávila Camacho
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1946-52
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Alemán
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1952-58
|
Ruiz Cortines
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Brazil
|
1930-45; 1951-54
|
Vargas
|
Authoritarian populist |
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1955-60
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Kubitschek
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Guatemala
|
1930-45
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Ubico
|
Dictatorship
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Bolivia
|
1951-
|
MNR
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Land reform, nationalize
tin mines
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