Consolidating Democracy in Latin America
1991-04-15T23:13:13-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzcyXC8xOTkxMDQxNTIzNTY0OTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The panelists discussed the dramatic events that have been taking place to bring democracy to Latin America. Despite the attention of the end of the Cold War and the Persian Gulf has received, they told the audience that the democratic revolution of the 1980s really began in Latin America. Virtually all of the North Hemisphere has moved, in some measure, to embrace Democratic forms of government and tried to put in place market-oriented economic systems. The next challenge for Latin America is to strengthen and deepen the legitimacy of their new democratic systems. The panelists represented Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
The panelists discussed the dramatic events that have been taking place to bring democracy to Latin America. Despite the attention of the… read more
The panelists discussed the dramatic events that have been taking place to bring democracy to Latin America. Despite the attention of the end of the Cold War and the Persian Gulf has received, they told the audience that the democratic revolution of the 1980s really began in Latin America. Virtually all of the North Hemisphere has moved, in some measure, to embrace Democratic forms of government and tried to put in place market-oriented economic systems. The next challenge for Latin America is to strengthen and deepen the legitimacy of their new democratic systems. The panelists represented Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Nicaragua. close
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- Saif Abbas Abdulla Chair Kuwait Outreach->Board of Directors
- Luis E. Aguilar Leon Professor Georgetown University->History Department
- Emilio Alvarez Nicaragua
- Mohamed Bekhechi Professor Algeria->University of Oran
- Edgardo Boeninger Minister Chile->Secretary General of the Presidency
- Fred Chiluba Secretary-General Zambia
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- Ali Hillal Dessouki Professor Cairo University
- Larry Diamond Scholar Hoover Institution at Stanford University
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- Enrique Krause Editor Vuelta, Mexico
- Gibson Kamau Kuria Attorney The New Republic->Human Rights
- Li Lu Student (Former) Nanjing University
- Bona Malwal Editor Sudan Times
- Bernard Muna President The New Republic->Bar Association
- Clara Osinulu Spokeswoman Africa-America Institute
- Ergun Ozbudun Professor University of Ankara
- Sally Shelton-Colby Board Member National Endowment for Democracy
- Doan Van Toai President Institute for Democracy in Vietnam
- Francisco Weffort Spokesman Center for Study of Contemporary Culture
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