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Six Leaders and the Fall of the Pink Tide
Populista examines six left wing leaders, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, Lula da Silva, Rafael Correa, Daniel Ortega and Fidel Castro, who rode Latin America's early twenty first century Pink Tide to power.
BBC journalist Will Grant, who has spent over two decades reporting from the region and speaks fluent Spanish, traces how these charismatic figures used commodity wealth to fund social programs before ...
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Six Leaders and the Fall of the Pink Tide
Populista examines six left wing leaders, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, Lula da Silva, Rafael Correa, Daniel Ortega and Fidel Castro, who rode Latin America's early twenty first century Pink Tide to power.
BBC journalist Will Grant, who has spent over two decades reporting from the region and speaks fluent Spanish, traces how these charismatic figures used commodity wealth to fund social programs before gradually tightening their grip on power and undermining democratic institutions.
Drawing on interviews with leaders and ordinary citizens alike, it offers a well informed account for readers interested in Latin American politics and the perils of populism.
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