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** One of the most infamous was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 17-year rule. He eventually got voted out of office after an attempt to legitimize his regime via an election designed to keep him in power.
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** One of the most infamous was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over During his 17 years in power, over 30,000 people were tortured or tortured, while the number of those executed during or disappeared ranges between 1,200 and 3,200, according to reports from truth and reconciliation commissions. Finally, he handed over power to an elected president after losing a plebiscite in 1988, in accordance with the transitional provisions of the 1980 Constitution, which was created by his 17-year rule. He eventually got voted out of own government and put his continuation in office after an attempt to legitimize his regime via an election designed to keep him in power.a vote by the citizenry.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was the autocratic leader of Cuba for nearly fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 re-established the position of Prime Minister and imposed a limit of two five-year terms on the Presidency, shifting Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members. While Cuba actually does a far better job of creating a democratic facade than most dictatorships that attempt to do it, including putting bills to public consultation and creating a system of local elections (although all candidates are vetted by the Communist Party), it's still a classic example of an authoritarian one-party state, albeit one that tries to be internally democratic.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was the autocratic leader of Cuba for nearly fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 re-established the position of Prime Minister and imposed a limit of two five-year terms on the Presidency, shifting Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members. While Cuba actually does a far better job of creating a democratic facade than most dictatorships that attempt to do it, including putting bills to public consultation and creating a system of local elections (although all candidates are vetted by the Communist Party), it's still a classic example of an authoritarian one-party state, albeit one that tries to be internally democratic.democratic to maintain popular support.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was the autocratic leader of Cuba for nearly fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 re-established the position of Prime Minister and imposed a limit of two five-year terms on the Presidency, shifting Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members. While Cuba actually does a far better job of creating a democratic facade than most dictatorships that attempt to do it, including putting bills to public consultation and creating a system of local elections (albeit one where all candidates are vetted by the Communist Party), it's still a classic example of an authoritarian one-party state.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was the autocratic leader of Cuba for nearly fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 re-established the position of Prime Minister and imposed a limit of two five-year terms on the Presidency, shifting Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members. While Cuba actually does a far better job of creating a democratic facade than most dictatorships that attempt to do it, including putting bills to public consultation and creating a system of local elections (albeit one where (although all candidates are vetted by the Communist Party), it's still a classic example of an authoritarian one-party state.state, albeit one that tries to be internally democratic.
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* During the Cold War, the United States intelligence community and State Department helped overthrow a number of democratically elected left-leaning governments in Latin America, overtly or covertly allying with the (usually right-wing to far-right) dictatorships that replaced them. Part of this was to prevent the spread of communism, while another part of it was the result of corporate lobbying, with businesses like the United Fruit Company (the engineers of many a BananaRepublic) relying on exploitation of cheap labor in Latin America. Partly as a result of this, anti-American sentiment is fairly strong in a number of Latin American countries.
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* During the Cold War, the United States intelligence community and State Department helped overthrow a number of democratically elected left-leaning governments in Latin America, overtly or covertly allying with the (usually right-wing to far-right) military dictatorships that replaced them. them, and often without Washington's knowledge. Part of this was to prevent the spread of communism, while another part of it was the result of corporate lobbying, with businesses like the United Fruit Company (the engineers of many a BananaRepublic) relying on exploitation of cheap labor in Latin America. America, and another part was combating the influence of the Cuban Revolution, which had inspired left-wing guerrilla movements all across Latin America, usually in response to said military regimes. Partly as a result of this, anti-American sentiment is fairly strong in a number of Latin American countries.countries, especially Brazil who had previously been an important US ally during World War II.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was the autocratic leader of Cuba for nearly fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 re-established the position of Prime Minister and imposed a limit of two five-year terms on the Presidency, shifting Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was the autocratic leader of Cuba for nearly fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 re-established the position of Prime Minister and imposed a limit of two five-year terms on the Presidency, shifting Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members. While Cuba actually does a far better job of creating a democratic facade than most dictatorships that attempt to do it, including putting bills to public consultation and creating a system of local elections (albeit one where all candidates are vetted by the Communist Party), it's still a classic example of an authoritarian one-party state.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was in charge of Cuba for decades after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 shifted Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} is a single-party state which officially recognises the Communist Party of Cuba as the "leading force of society and of the state" in its Constitution. The First Secretary of the Communist Party is the highest-ranked political position in the country, and the President of Cuba is the second-highest: both are usually occupied by the same person (currently Miguel Díaz-Canel) but UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his brother Raúl each remained as First Secretary for three years after stepping down as President. Fidel Castro was in charge the autocratic leader of Cuba for decades nearly fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, but constitutional reforms in 2019 shifted re-established the position of Prime Minister and imposed a limit of two five-year terms on the Presidency, shifting Cuba's dictatorship away from the "personalist" type towards the "single-party" type as described above. The President is officially appointed by the national legislature, which is always dominated by the Communist Party: although anyone can be nominated to stand for the legislature, the committees which narrow down the nominees to a single candidate per district are controlled by Communist Party members.
