A climate of social mobilization developed and the guerrillas emerged. Armed movements emerged. In the middle of the conflict, General Rojas Pinilla proclaimed himself dictator, but was overthrown, the two rival parties. In Venezuela, a military coup brought Marcos Pérez Jiménez to the government. In Paraguay, the Stroessner dictatorship began. In Ecuador, in the midst of an economic crisis, the military
they took power.
