Chile, Guatemala, and Nicaragua






			Chile h4x0r 29a (9:16:38 PM): k, allende ran under FRAP h4x0r 29a (9:16:43 PM): which is the Popular Front h4x0r 29a (9:16:51 PM): the popular front turned into the UP in 1969 yo soy MK (9:16:55 PM): the original name of the UP ben via faptop (9:17:11 PM): ahh h4x0r 29a (9:17:15 PM): when many left leaning christian democrats formed a bloc h4x0r 29a (9:17:15 PM): with frap h4x0r 29a (9:17:19 PM): and formed UP h4x0r 29a (9:17:27 PM): up = unidad popular = popular unity yo soy MK (9:17:31 PM): ok h4x0r 29a (9:17:36 PM): under frap, allende wins h4x0r 29a (9:17:41 PM): he has rough 37% of the vote h4x0r 29a (9:17:48 PM): frei has about 34% of the vote h4x0r 29a (9:17:53 PM): tomic has 27% or so h4x0r 29a (9:17:56 PM): very close (9:18:10 PM) LittleMonkey927 has left the room. h4x0r 29a (9:18:23 PM): allende does three main things: freezes prices, adjusts labor wages, and nationalizes stuff h4x0r 29a (9:18:48 PM): this was good for a while, everyone could buy stuff h4x0r 29a (9:19:06 PM): however, incentive for production was lost h4x0r 29a (9:19:58 PM): and, inflation shoots up h4x0r 29a (9:20:00 PM): 150% a month h4x0r 29a (9:20:09 PM): the rich get poorer and the poor get screwed h4x0r 29a (9:20:32 PM): allende is pretty unpopular h4x0r 29a (9:20:38 PM): yet in the midterm elections of 1973 h4x0r 29a (9:20:52 PM): seats in the bicameral legislature actuall increase for UP h4x0r 29a (9:21:11 PM): however, certain classes began to revolt h4x0r 29a (9:21:39 PM): there were large truck strikes and shop closings h4x0r 29a (9:21:53 PM): the militant right became upset h4x0r 29a (9:22:12 PM): also, its worthy of note maybe, that the CIA was involved with the truck strikes h4x0r 29a (9:22:44 PM): truckers would normally keep working so that they can at least earn a bit, but the CIA paid them off and they willingly made allende look like a fool h4x0r 29a (9:23:06 PM): allende goes to frei but frei tells him to go away h4x0r 29a (9:23:26 PM): allende goes to his right hand man, the commander of the army general pinochet h4x0r 29a (9:23:38 PM): in august 1973, pinochet agrees to help allende yo soy MK (9:23:47 PM): Pinchet then gives him a hand by taking over h4x0r 29a (9:23:48 PM): a month later, sept. 11, 1973, pinochet backstabs h4x0r 29a (9:24:24 PM): tanks siege the La Moneda, which is liek teh Chilean white house yo soy MK (9:24:49 PM): Allende refuses to run and dies/kamikazis h4x0r 29a (9:24:51 PM): and 3 british harriers are used to bomb the building h4x0r 29a (9:24:57 PM): allende gives a touchy speechs h4x0r 29a (9:24:59 PM): then dies h4x0r 29a (9:25:00 PM): yeah h4x0r 29a (9:25:10 PM): he probably killed himself yo soy MK (9:25:20 PM): more like sepukku h4x0r 29a (9:31:01 PM): pinochet took power h4x0r 29a (9:31:06 PM): told the universities to shut up h4x0r 29a (9:31:10 PM): suspended freedom of speech h4x0r 29a (9:31:27 PM): ripped up the constitution h4x0r 29a (9:31:34 PM): suspended political parties and congress h4x0r 29a (9:31:42 PM): didnt actually rip it up h4x0r 29a (9:31:48 PM): im sure they spilled coffee on it or something (9:31:51 PM) cRaZyDrUmMeR115 has entered the room. ben via faptop (9:32:03 PM): hmm h4x0r 29a (9:32:08 PM): and people died, they're called "the disappeared" h4x0r 29a (9:32:21 PM): because, well, they disappeared cRaZyDrUmMeR115 (9:32:27 PM): ... yo soy MK (9:32:51 PM): they disappeared in soccer stadiums ben via faptop (9:33:07 PM): lol yo soy MK (9:33:23 PM): or, if you're British, football yo soy MK (9:33:31 PM): is that pretty much Chile? ben via faptop (9:33:32 PM): maybe they actually did dissappear ben via faptop (9:33:36 PM): what if he wasnt lying h4x0r 29a (9:33:56 PM): well h4x0r 29a (9:34:01 PM): in 1989 (9:34:04 PM) dumbguy310 has left the room. h4x0r 29a (9:34:05 PM): allende said h4x0r 29a (9:34:10 PM): "fine, enough" h4x0r 29a (9:34:22 PM): and congress resumed, elections were held yo soy MK (9:34:55 PM): ok h4x0r 29a (9:35:09 PM): pinochet was gone from politics by 2000 h4x0r 29a (9:35:15 PM): chile is still riddled by poverty h4x0r 29a (9:35:20 PM): thousands are missing Guatemala h4x0r 29a (9:11:41 PM): guatemala h4x0r 29a (9:12:02 PM): well, guatemala had been held by many military dictatorships h4x0r 29a (9:12:19 PM): in the 30s h4x0r 29a (9:12:30 PM): ubico came to power yo soy MK (9:12:57 PM): how? yo soy MK (9:12:59 PM): coup? h4x0r 29a (9:13:00 PM): ubico was strongly anti commie and stated something like "i only have domesticated enemies" h4x0r 29a (9:13:11 PM): i think he just inherited ben via faptop (9:13:12 PM): hi boboby h4x0r 29a (9:13:13 PM): he was a general yo soy MK (9:13:15 PM): "I have no friends, only domesticated enemies" yo soy MK (9:13:17 PM): ok h4x0r 29a (9:13:24 PM): in 1944 though h4x0r 29a (9:13:29 PM): there was a coup yo soy MK (9:13:37 PM): against Ubico? h4x0r 29a (9:13:39 PM): yes h4x0r 29a (9:13:55 PM): led by militant junior officers and students, if i recall yo soy MK (9:14:03 PM): ok h4x0r 29a (9:14:12 PM): a triumvirate is placed in power of 3 junior officers h4x0r 29a (9:14:17 PM): then there is an election h4x0r 29a (9:14:26 PM): surprisingly, arevalo wins h4x0r 29a (9:14:34 PM): i mean, he actually wins, no rigged election yo soy MK (9:14:35 PM): arevalo is who? h4x0r 29a (9:14:46 PM): juan jose arevalo bermejo h4x0r 29a (9:14:57 PM): he is a teacher yo soy MK (9:15:08 PM): ok yo soy MK (9:15:21 PM): ah h4x0r 29a (9:15:22 PM): under arevalo h4x0r 29a (9:15:28 PM): there is the constitution of 1945 h4x0r 29a (9:15:37 PM): which is based on that of mexico's 1917 version h4x0r 29a (9:16:02 PM): lots of progressive reform and all that fun stuff h4x0r 29a (9:16:26 PM): then in 1950 a new election, arbenz takes power h4x0r 29a (9:38:05 PM): k, after ubico was ousted by a student officer revolution, arevalo was elected into power h4x0r 29a (9:38:20 PM): arevalo had the constitution of 1945 drafted h4x0r 29a (9:38:26 PM): it was like mexicos h4x0r 29a (9:38:38 PM): then, in 1950, he actually stepped down h4x0r 29a (9:38:46 PM): arbenz was then elected OniOtakuNare (9:42:27 PM): arbenz felt that outside capital was needed as long as it stayed subjucated to guatamala's government OniOtakuNare (9:42:47 PM): Expanded public works OniOtakuNare (9:43:05 PM): and exploited petroleum cRaZyDrUmMeR115 (9:43:06 PM): peupty OniOtakuNare (9:43:21 PM): 1952:Agrarian Reform OniOtakuNare (9:43:58 PM): Uncultivated lands owned by plantations could be expropriated(taken) OniOtakuNare (9:44:09 PM): in 18 months OniOtakuNare (9:44:35 PM): 1.5 million acres were distributed to 100,000 families OniOtakuNare (9:44:37 PM): yay OniOtakuNare (9:44:38 PM): Commie OniOtakuNare (9:44:49 PM): United Fruit Company: OniOtakuNare (9:45:00 PM): Arbenz tried to taker this h4x0r 29a (9:55:26 PM): UFCO is united fruit h4x0r 29a (9:55:37 PM): arbenz wanted to remove land that they were not using h4x0r 29a (9:55:47 PM): (and also probably some that they were) h4x0r 29a (9:55:56 PM): UFCO gets mad OniOtakuNare (9:56:01 PM): John Foster Dulles and his brother accused Guatemalan leader Arbenz of being soft on communism h4x0r 29a (9:56:15 PM): yep OniOtakuNare (9:56:41 PM): one of them was on the board of UFCO h4x0r 29a (9:56:52 PM): the Rio Pact of 1947 in the Americas established that any communist like threat would be stomped h4x0r 29a (9:58:58 PM): basically, Arbenz takes land from UFCO, UFCO demands $$, Arbenz offers a sum of around $600k, UFCO pouts and wants $16mil, Arbenz says heck no, UFCO freaks and CIA operative Dulles says that it will turn into another China h4x0r 29a (9:59:07 PM): then US decides to intervene h4x0r 29a (9:59:25 PM): got it? h4x0r 29a (9:59:36 PM): fears were widely extrapolated h4x0r 29a (9:59:50 PM): they thought that the panama canal would be taken by commies (9:45:04 PM) cRaZyDrUmMeR115 has left the room. OniOtakuNare (9:46:25 PM): Operation Success yo soy MK (9:47:08 PM): just not many planes ben via faptop (9:47:19 PM): explosives were real ben via faptop (9:47:25 PM): but more for the sound and feeling effect yo soy MK (9:47:27 PM): so he thought it was a huge army, instead of a few old planes ben via faptop (9:47:28 PM): than destruction h4x0r 29a (9:52:52 PM): it's CIA operated h4x0r 29a (9:53:05 PM): the CIA is mounting this offensive from guatemala i think h4x0r 29a (9:53:20 PM): its from honduras OniOtakuNare (9:53:21 PM): Castillo Armas took over OniOtakuNare (9:54:08 PM): he was assassinated OniOtakuNare (9:54:13 PM): in 1957 OniOtakuNare (9:54:26 PM): and then there were many successions of leaders h4x0r 29a (9:55:17 PM): leaders changed rapidly h4x0r 29a (10:01:59 PM): then castillo armas is killed 1957 h4x0r 29a (10:02:03 PM): k, later ben OniOtakuNare (10:02:04 PM): level 4 :-( yo soy MK (10:02:04 PM): it's all recorded (10:02:46 PM) OniOtakuNare has left the room. h4x0r 29a (10:02:53 PM): after armas is like a flood of generals in and out of power h4x0r 29a (10:03:09 PM): then after that chaos, democracy h4x0r 29a (10:03:19 PM): around 1996, guatemala is making considerable progress Nicaragua yo soy MK (10:06:28 PM): Dollar diplomacy and Roosevelt Corrolary yo soy MK (10:07:34 PM): Dollar diplomacy was President Taft yo soy MK (10:07:46 PM): it said that US should get involved when it had a monetary interest yo soy MK (10:08:00 PM): Roosevelt Corrolary said that the US had a right to intervene in Latin America yo soy MK (10:08:11 PM): put together, it meant that US would mind Latin America's business h4x0r 29a (10:14:01 PM): upon realizing the effects of the roosevelt corollary h4x0r 29a (10:14:07 PM): Sandino decided to fight the good fight h4x0r 29a (10:14:15 PM): he was shot up and became a martyr h4x0r 29a (10:14:35 PM): that was in like 1930s h4x0r 29a (10:15:10 PM): then the first somoza: anastasio "tacho" somoza, came into power h4x0r 29a (10:15:57 PM): he had been shot and was taken to panama for treatment, died. son, luis somoza, took over h4x0r 29a (10:16:41 PM): i just go: "tacho", luis, "tachito" h4x0r 29a (10:17:00 PM): anyways h4x0r 29a (10:17:06 PM): in 1957 luis somoza came to power h4x0r 29a (10:17:12 PM): didnt last very long h4x0r 29a (10:17:23 PM): 1963, he dies of a heart attack h4x0r 29a (10:17:42 PM): 1963, anastasio somoza debayle takes over h4x0r 29a (10:17:49 PM): he's a west point grad, militaristic h4x0r 29a (10:18:06 PM): he really takes up a lot of the economy h4x0r 29a (10:18:15 PM): he's the one with the private roads and all h4x0r 29a (10:18:34 PM): in the 1960s a guerilla movement developed against the somozas h4x0r 29a (10:18:55 PM): primary: GPP (prolonger popular war) h4x0r 29a (10:19:16 PM): from that came the "Proletarios", or Proletarians h4x0r 29a (10:19:23 PM): they were the non-radical marxists h4x0r 29a (10:19:40 PM): the extremely moderate ones were the Terceristas h4x0r 29a (10:19:57 PM): they took the Sandinista name and established the FSLN h4x0r 29a (10:20:09 PM): Sandinsita National Liberation Front h4x0r 29a (10:20:43 PM): the FSLN prompted CIA action under the roosevelt corollary and all that h4x0r 29a (10:21:12 PM): FSLN is their group h4x0r 29a (10:21:23 PM): their commander is Eden Pastor h4x0r 29a (10:21:28 PM): aka Captain Zero yo soy MK (10:09:08 PM): the last Somoza wasn't that great, and he was overthrown in 1979 by the Sandinistas h4x0r 29a (10:30:00 PM): somoza runs for US h4x0r 29a (10:30:12 PM): blames the sandinistas as commies yo soy MK (10:30:17 PM): ah h4x0r 29a (10:30:18 PM): then he runs off to paraguay h4x0r 29a (10:30:21 PM): and he gets shot up yo soy MK (10:09:44 PM): the Contras developed to overthrow this new government yo soy MK (10:10:18 PM): the US supported the Contras, though they were very weak and didn't really do that well yo soy MK (10:10:37 PM): the whole Iran-Contra scandal, with illegal helping of the Contras by Regan's gang yo soy MK (10:11:28 PM): Iran-Contra Scandal appended and uploaded yo soy MK (10:12:09 PM): 1990s- Sandinistas lose elections yo soy MK (10:12:36 PM): wait yo soy MK (10:12:48 PM): first, the Sandinistas and Contras negotiate a settlement yo soy MK (10:12:57 PM): Contras disband, and Sandinistas make some changes yo soy MK (10:13:10 PM): then the Sandinistas lose the elections and lose power