Historic Latin American Politicians

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1. During the First World War this man became the first president of the Union Civica Radical (UCR). What is his name? Hipolito Yrigoyen Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina Laureano Gomez Hurtado Fernando Belaunde Terry

2. The Partido Liberacion National(PLN) was the vehicle for which very popular and farsighted leader? Carlos Andres Perez Jose Lopez Portillo Jose Figueres Cipriano Castro

3. Justicialismo was the guiding principle for this political heavyweight. Evita Duarte de Peron Julio Duran Newman Carlos Castillo Armas Benito Juarez

4. Who was the founder of the Alanzia Popular Revolucionaria Americana(APRA). ? Diego Portales Maximilliano Hernandez Martinez Victor Raul Haya de la Torre Vincente Gomez

5. Before the Castro brothers in Cuba this political movement could claim to be a true social revolution. Who was the first president from the Movimento Nacional Revolucionario after the 1952 revolution.? Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Anastasio Somaza Humberto Castello Blanco Victor Paz Estenssoro

6. Who is the first president "elected" under the banner of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional(PRI). ? Alvaro Obregon Juan Manual de Rosas Jorge Batlle y Ordonez Miguel Aleman

7. Without switching countries; who among the following was president during La Reforma ? Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Domingo Fustino Sarmiento Jose Marti

8. In the second half of the Twentieth century Christian Democrat parties became common in Europe. Only a few Latin American countries had(have) viable CD entities. The Comite Organizador Pro Eleccion Independiente(COPEI) is one. Which leader guided COPEI from the late 1950's. ? Raphael Caldera Rodriguez Manual Odria Justo Rufino Barrios Eduardo Frei Montalva

9. Throughout Latin American history there have been many Liberal Parties. Only one of the four below could possibly be a leader of a Partido Liberal. Alfredo Stroessner Fulgencio Bautista y Zaldivar Alberto Lleras Camargo Marcos Perez Jimenez

10. Name the first man from Accion Democratica to serve as chief executive of Venezuela. ? Romulo Betancourt Golpe de Estado Gaspar de Francia Romulo Gallegos