1. Peruvian & Chilean Politics Interesting politics in South America

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3. Peruvian Flag

4. Communism in Latin America Gained strength After the Cuban Revolution in 1958-59 Che Guevara Castro’s general and executioner International Ambassador for Communism

5. Peruvian Geography Capital – Lima Mountainous interior People live on the coast Terrorist were in mountains

6. Peru Problems in the 1980s High Inflation Low Income Low Education Corruption in Government Communist Terrorism

7. Alberto Fujimori Elected in 1990 Of Japanese descent Reduced Inflation Sound Economic Policy Fought Terrorists Corrupt Administration http://www.un.org/av/photo/gass1.jpg

8. Ollanta Humala Elected in July 2011 Ran against Keiko Fujimori (daughter of Alberto) Father an indigenous Peruvian (Incan Indian) Former Communist

9. Chilean Geography Capital – Santiago Mountainous and long Hot in the north Comfortable in the south

10. Chilean Flag

11. Chile Cold War (Communists vs. U.S.) Allende government was elected in the early 1970s General Pinochet overthrew Allende government.

12. Augusto Pinochet Overthrew Allende Suppressed dissent (torture and execution) Sound Economic Policy Dictator from 1973 to 1990 Died December 2006 http://neptune.spaceports.com/~p inochet/fotos/pinochet1.jpg

13. Michelle Bachelet Elected March 2006 First woman president of Chile Macho culture Was a torture victim during Pinochet’s dictatorship http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=70991 21