Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in literature in 1982
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Former ruler of Panama
Manuel Noriega
Nation in which vast new oil reserves were discovered in the 1970's
Mexico
Nation that suffered years of severe inflation after an "economic miracle
Brazil
Country rocked by civil war in the late 1970s and 1980s
El Salvador
Oppressive military dictator of Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Nation formerly ruled by Manuel Noriega
Panama
Argentinean ally of Fidel Castro killed trying to spark a revolution in Bolivia
Ernesto Che Guevara
Nation known for its cocaine production and drug deals
Colombia
Oppressive military dictator supported by the working class of Argentina
Juan Peron
Nation placed under a U.S. trade embargo in 1960
Cuba
Nation whose landed estates were turned into peasant cooperatives by Juan Velasco Alvarado
Peru
Elected president of El Salvador in 1984
Jose Puarte
Latin American leader who declared himself a Marxist in December 1961
Fidel Castro
Cuban dictator overthrown by Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Nation whose government was overthrown by the Sandinistas
Nicaragua
Famous poet from Chile
Gabriela Mistral
First female president of Chile who improved the poverty and education systems of Chile
Michelle Bachelet
Form of expression that combines realistic events with a fantasy background
Magic Realism
1st person to beat the PRI candidate for presidency
Vicente Fox
A group in Peru that wanted to create a social class
Shining Path
Companies with divisions in more than one country
Multinational corporation
A city that not only has a large population, but is filled with slums and shantytowns
Mega-city
Current president of Argentina
Nestor Kirchner
Policy permitting trade with Cuba
Trade embargo
Sale of government owned companies to private farms
privatization