Yuxing Wang: Famous social movements in Latin America

Social movements are often triggered by strong dissatisfaction with the political system. They are movements that contest power structures, in order to invoke the need for fundamental changes.

Peronismo - is an Argentine political movement lead by Juan Domingo Peron and his second wife Eva Peron. Juan Domingo Peron's economical plan include independence for Argentina by reducing foreign influences on the economy, principally by nationlizing foregin owned companies and by paying off Argentina's external debt.

Carenismo- lead by General Lazaro Cardenas in 1950s. The movement facilitated trade unions, industrialization, creating a powerful social movement from the personalist.

Castrismo- social movement in Cuba named after socialist leader Fidel Castro. This social movement eventually overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. Fidel Castro Ruz is the most controversial politician of his generation.

Chavismo- a renewed model of the Peronist model by Hugo Chavez. He was elected in 1998 as a radical
populist, drew a decidedly independent foreign policy, calling for Cuba’s readmission to the organization of
American States, giving shelter to Colombian guerrillas on the run and seeking to radicalize OPEC, proposed
an economic policy against US economic model, received support from the poor and social excluded people
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Sandinismo- In Nicaragua 1979, Sandinistas seized power and forged a powerful peasant-based guerilla army to fight against the US military occupationa of NIC.