The Latin American Revolution (Part 10): Peruvian Election Win Latest Triumph for Left-Wing Reformers By Asad Ismi Ollanta Humala’s victory in the Peruvian election held on June 5 is the latest triumph for the Latin American Revolution. Humala, a progressive ex-army officer, was elected President as leader of the Nationalist Party. This brings to eleven the number of left-wing governments now ruling in Latin America. The President-elect is a […]
The Latin American Revolution (Part 8): Former Guerrilla Fighter Rousseff Elected President of Brazil: New President Pledges to Continue Lula’s Progressive Policies By Asad Ismi Brazilians elected Dilma Rousseff the country’s first woman President on October 31. Rousseff, 63, was the Chief of Staff of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the very popular incumbent President and leader of the social democratic Workers’ Party, who had been in power since 2003. Having been elected twice (the legal limit […]
The Latin American Revolution (Part 9): Argentina Was Rescued from Neoliberalism by Néstor Kirchner By Asad Ismi At the end of October, Argentina lost its economic saviour who made the country part of the Latin American Revolution. Néstor Kirchner, former President of Argentina and husband of the current President, Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner, died on October 27 from a heart attack. He was 60. While serving as President from May 2003 […]
The Latin American Revolution (Part 5): In Bolivia, Under Morales, The Revolution is Indigenous By Asad Ismi Evo Morales, Bolivia’s indigenous President, started his second term in January by declaring colonialism dead in his country. Morales emphasized that he has attempted to “eradicate all vestiges of colonial repression and discrimination against Bolivia’s indigenous majority.” He certainly has, which is one reason why Morales was re-elected by a landslide in […]
