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Belgrade and Cairo: Latin America and the Non-Aligned Movement The Belgrade Conference of 1961 was the first meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. It brought together 28 countries from four continents, of which 25 were full members, and 3 were observers. In her speech at the opening of the conference, Mrs. Bandaranaike of Ceylon stated that the countries present were “in Belgrade because it is our firm conviction that the non-aligned nations have a positive contribution to make in the cause of

Liberator", directed by Alberto Arvelo was created to demonstrate the liberation of Latin America during the 1800s as well as the various obstacles Simón Bolívar had overcome in order to free his country. "The Liberator" was an impactful film that truly demonstrated the hardships and inferiority of indigenous life due to Spain 's reign of dominance which drastically damaged the overall tone and development of many Latin Americans. Throughout the duration of the film, various themes such as inequality, nationalism

title his book Born in Blood and Fire may at first appear to be a gross generalization of Latin America’s incredibly unique and diverse history. With hundreds of languages spoken by the indigenous tribes, each with their own unique culture and lifestyles, as well as people descended from African slaves, European colonists, or any combination of the three, one might believe Chasteen’s title to be inappropriate. Latin America as we know it today, however, was truly born in blood and fire -- colonization

of the most important events that contributed to the current state of many Latin American nations. Due to the importance of this event, it is considered as an emotionally fueled topic for anyone who is associated with the Latin American identity. Many discussions are based on an emotionally fueled response, which give rise to two main arguments. The first of which is that Fidel is a hero amongst Cubans and Latin Americans for revolting against the authoritarian dictatorships prevalent in the region

The author of this book is Juan Jose Arevalo and he was a professor of philosophy who became Guatemala’s first democratically elected president in 1944. He was elected after a popular uprising against the United States, backed by Dictator Jorge Ubico, which began the Guatemalan Revolution. He stayed in office until 1951 and had survived 15 coup attempts. During his presidency he had passed several social reform policies that included an increase in minimum wage and a series of literacy programs.

South America make up Latin America. Approximately 640 million people reside in this region. Latin America is the largest foreign supplier of oil to the United States. It is the United States’ fastest growing trading partner, as well as its biggest supplier of illegal drugs. Latin America is also the largest source of U.S immigrants, both documented and not. The life expectancy for females is 72 years of age and the life expectancy for males is 79 years of age in Latin American. Just about 35 million

of this paper is to critically analyze a socio-economic issue that is affecting the Latin America Countries. Throughout the years Latin America Countries have been known to be poor and underdeveloped which stems from a low level of education. A recent report by Fernando Reimers (2017) stated that “more Latin Americans are living in poverty now than what was previously reported despite the economic growth.” Latin America remains at the bottom of the rank although education and human capital are often

woman who has in truth, changed the Latin music world: “The most beautiful thing about Latin music is that it transcends most anything”. Determining from what Estefan has brought up of Latin pop, she seems to have had a great influence to this genre. Consequently, it will be examined how Estefan's music defines this genre and elaborated onto the point of the context and backgrounds of Latin pop. Origination of Latin Pop: Throughout the course of history, Latin Music has been influenced by various

hope to the Latin American people who have been devastated by European imperialism. European expansion to the “New World” was detrimental to Latin America; not only did it deplete the resources, but it created widespread poverty and instability. In Open Veins of Latin America, Eduardo Galeano maintains that Latin America “exist[s] at the service of others’ needs, as a source of [natural resources],” (Galeano 1). This Dependista perspective highlights the exploitation Latin Americans have suffered

Impact of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 and effect to Latin America Name: Institution: Date: Abstract In 1997, the Asian Financial Crisis spread rapidly all over the Asia and affected almost all the economies in the world. Prior to the Asian Financial Crisis, the Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore experienced a remarkable growth in the economy that was considered the highest in the world. These Asian economies increased by a notable