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Transitions to Constitutional Regimens - Coggle Diagram
Transitions to Constitutional Regimens
Return to Constitutional Life
The struggles for the democracy of Latin America, together with the economic failuresof the military regimes, created conditions for the return to the rule of law in Latin America.At the end of the seventies andeighties, the tendency to return to constitutionality grew. Gradually the military dictatorshipsfell.
Andean Countries
1979:
Ecuador's
new Constitution - government elected began its management.
In
Peru
, the dictatorship left power and a civil government was established.
Colombia
remained with a constitutional regime but with a strong presence of armed insurrectional organizations.
In
Bolivia
the dictatorial regimes were defeated and reoccurred.
Venezuela
enjoyed a period of stability thanks to the boom in oil exports.
The Southern Cone
In 1980, the dictatorship of
Uruguay
was defeated.
The
Argentine
military government reached a situation of extreme unpopularity, It was defeated in 1982
The last dictatorship to fall was that of Stroessner in 1989 in
Paraguay
.
In
Chile
, Pinochet dictatorship convened a plebiscite in 1988, in an attempt to prolong power.
Central America and the Caribbean
In some Central American countries, the dictatorial regimes were defeated, but in some cases they reoccurred.
Insurrectional movements appeared in
El Salvador
Nicaragua
, 1979: the dictator Somoza was overthrown by the Sandinista Front
The Duvalier dictatorship in
Haiti
fell in the mid-80s. OAS military forces intervened.
Panama:
progressive military dictator Omar Torrijos died in a plane crash.
Directed Democracies
After the military dictatorships, the countries entered the constitutional regime
"Directed democracies" or "supervised" - Armed Forces maintained influence on the regime
Laws, and legal devices prevented penalties on the agents of the dictatorships that had committed crimes and attempted human rights.
CONSTRUCTION OF DEMOCRACY
Democracy implies not only the validity of a legal regime but effective respect for the rights of individuals and a government that in practice expresses the majority, with a basic participatory element.
Latin American Solidarity
Neglected concerns such as integration.
Became more aware of Latin American belonging.
Greater knowledge among our peoples and a sense of solidarity, expressed in the formation of a vigorous public opinion that rejected dictatorial governments, deaths, and disappearances.
