Coup-Danet In Hondurass

Prior to the Great Depression, Chile had prospered amidst the workings of free-market and mercantilist polices. The Great Depression, however, disrupted this, as it brought about the necessity of government intervention in the economy. Indeed, government intervention even stretched so far as to transform Chile into a nation insulated by protectionist policies. Furthermore, the Great Depression had undoubtedly brought about a political crisis in Chile with the ousting of Ibáñez del Campo in 1931, who himself had partaken in a military coup d’état to achieve presidency in the first place. It has even been posited that the nationalization of copper that had begun during the presidency of Ibáñez del Campo and which was completed during the presidency of Salvador Allende in the early 1970s built the foundation for a future international economic boycott, which further

On June 2, 2016, I was assigned this case to follow up. This case involves Mr. Mirna Zelaya-Portillo a 16 year old Minnie Howard School student. I contacted Marillu Portillo-Zelaya (mother) on June 6, 2016. I received permission to speak to Mirna at school. I contacted School Resource Officer Pierre Hill who checked attendance at the school and Mirna was not in attendance.

As Charles Bergquist observes, "Crises in Colombia tend to generate cycles of violence instead of mutations in the political regime." The reason is simple: regime changes in Colombia tend to produce very little change in anything other than nominal rule. Since Colombia's independence from Spain in the early 19th century, Colombia has seen a series of civil wars and secessions (Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama the last coming rather conveniently at a time when the U.S. was prepared to pay millions for a canal through its nation preparation that later resulted in a multi-million dollar redress to Columbia). Colombia's political history, therefore, has been colored by outside influences pulling on the two dominant liberal and conservative parties, with violent exchanges, and long periods of instability being the consequences. While regime changes have occurred, they have not produced significant improvements. Rather, Colombia in the 20th century has become a nesting ground for paramilitary forces and drug traffickers, with U.S. Central Intelligence operatives contributing heavily to the violent conflict that has risen between regimes. This paper will examine the regime types that preceded the Rojas Pinilla regime in mid-20th century Colombia, analyze their similarities and differences, and discuss the extent to which Rojas Pinilla reached his goals and objectives.

Leave to Honduras or remain in the U.S. ? Enrique had to choose between returning back to Honduras and being with his family or to stay with his mother who was the one to encourage him to go to the U.S in the first place. In this novel it is stated that enrique wants to stay in the U.S because if he returns he will not be able to buy his family gifts such as in the quotation “He buys Diana a gift a pair of pink sandals for 5.97$. In Honduras work is hard to find and even harder to maintain. Enrique gets his job in the U.S and he is able to maintain it so that means he is able to take care of his family and still help his mother buy food and pay bills. Secondly there is also a choice to leave to Honduras. In the quotation “ No one can change

Evaluate the role of the U.S government in the 1973 Chilean Military Coup d’etat and dictatorship.

The people of the nation, disgruntled by Batista’s militaristic regime, turned to revolution in order to regain control over their slowly dissolving country. Ultimately, the course and aftermath of the Cuban Revolution had a markedly negative impact on Cuba due to reactionary trade embargoes caused by the United States’s discontent for Communist regimes, palpable decreases in the export potential of the country as a result of the inherent instability of its trading partners, and the constant food shortages and looming famines which led to the deaths of innumerable Cuban citizens.

1. There are seven countries in what is considered to be Central America. Honduras is among them and possesses much history and myth, economics and resources that through time have enabled US interest in its government.

The beginnings of the Guatemalan Revolution which had its initial spark that would lead its people and government officials on a costly trajectory and crash course with American imperialism and American assertion of hegemonic dominance in the Centro-Caribbean basin occurred in the year 1944. The overthrow the ubiquitous dictator Jorge Ubico lead to the subsequent election of President of Juan Jose Arevalo and subsequently that of Jacobo Arbenz, much to the dismay of the United States of America. This timeline of events was one that would have grave consequences for the Central American nation. The political atmosphere that existed beforehand and its pretext are ones of grave importance when it comes to understanding the political atmosphere

In 1880 the liberal reformers wrote in the constitution that, “The State will do everything possible to increase the welfare and development of the country, stimulating progress in agriculture, industry and trade, attracting immigration, colonizing arid land, building railroads and highways, helping new industries and establishing lending institutions, bring in foreign capital." Honduras had the right idea with improving the quality of life for all of its citizens. However, Honduras had a history of unsuccessful ventures (Silver mining, cattle, indigo) and investors had to be cajoled with promises of profits to invest their capital in Honduran exports. They were even given massive discounts on land. Honduran government officials believed that with the sudden demand for bananas local businesses would profit along with the foreign American investors.

We, the people of the Republic of Honduras, declare independence from our unresponsive government. We have come to realize that this government have not fulfilled the duty of protecting all of our universal human rights. Some of which have been violated, such as: no discrimination, the right to life, no torture, equality before the law, no unfair detainment, the right to privacy, and other rights. We feel the need to overthrow the government that was put in place for this republic.

However, with the election of Raul Castro in 2008 by the National Assembly, there seems to be a shift in ideology that is less antagonistic toward decentralizing power, privatization, and economic liberalization. Raul Castro has brought

With the decision made by Washington that Pinochet would led the coup, while in Panama to negotiate the transfer of U.S. tanks to the Chilean army, Pinochet was given the message that the U.S. would support a coup against Allende, with whatever means necessary (Kornbluh 94). The military, with the support of the CIA, coordinated its takeover with the Truckers Owners Federation. The strike froze the economy during August creating the climate for the coup (Kornbluh 111). On September 11th 1973, the CIA completed its mission to overthrow the Allende government, ending a long democratic history in Chile and installing a military dictatorship in Pinochet. While the U.S. had been extremely hostile towards the democratic regime of Allende, it fully

I want to be able to help people. Coming on this trip will allow me to provide some degree of aid in a field where I hope to gain some practice. I have planned for a career in medicine, mainly for the purpose of being able to help people, and through this trip I believe that I will be able to achieve a part of my goal. Doing this brigade to Honduras especially means a lot as I would be helping people in a less privileged position than the one that I have grown up with. I believe that as someone who has had access to high quality healthcare for my whole life, I have a responsibility to provide that same access where it was not previously available, and it would be an honour to be a part of a team that is doing just

With Honduras being the most dangerous country in the world,many of the laws on guns and violence in general need to be re-evaluated. Honduras has almost 850,000 weapons in the country but only around 258,000 are registered. The lax gun laws in Central America have caused there to be an epidemic of murders, 82 per 100,000 people, almost 80% of homicides being firearm related. Central America has 5 times more murders than Iraq a year. Being a part of the “Northern Triangle” along with El Salvador and Guatemala, Honduras is responsible for majority of the gun supply in places such as Mexico. According to the United States officials 50% of the arms trafficking is coming from this region.

Numerous political and social events took place in Europe and America in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century that favored the emancipation of Central America and, therefore, of Honduras.