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!!''Laureano Gomez''

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\n* CivilWar: Colombia is experiencing ''La Violencia'', a civil war between the countries' Liberal and Conservative parties, started by the Liberal Party's rebellion against the election of Laureano Gómez as President.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The PCC is internally fractured into several factions vying for power. President Gómez represents the moderate and conservative faction, then there are the nationalists, oligarchs and radical catholics forming the Civilistas, and finally the Leopardos, an explicitely fascist and falangist faction.

!!''Laureano Gomez''Gómez''



* NameToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His enemies the Liberales call him ''El Monstruo'', the Monster, and hate him as a living nightmare.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: To his supporters Gómez is a patriot, devoted christian and defender of democracy. To his enemies he is a reactionary tyrant looking to subvert Colombian democracy.




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* CivilWar: Colombia is experiencing ''La Violencia'', a civil war between the countries' Liberal and Conservative parties, started by the Liberal Party's rebellion against the election of Laureano Gómez as President.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Liberal Party has formed a tenuous alliance with the Communist Party. The coalition is unstable due to their differences in ideologies and supporters.



->'''Ruling Party:''' Union Revolucionaria[[note]]Revolutionary Union[[/note]]

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->'''Ruling Party:''' Union Unión Revolucionaria[[note]]Revolutionary Union[[/note]]



->'''Party:''' Union Revolucionaria[[note]]Revolutionary Union[[/note]]

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->'''Party:''' Union Unión Revolucionaria[[note]]Revolutionary Union[[/note]]




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* TheGeneralissimo: Odría is the military dictator of Peru.




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* MeetTheNewBoss: Aizcorbe's accession to the presidency represents little change from the Odría presidency.



->'''Party:''' Union Revolucionaria[[note]]Revolutionary Union[[/note]]

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->'''Party:''' Union Unión Revolucionaria[[note]]Revolutionary Union[[/note]]




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* BackFromTheBrink: The German Reich's victory in Europe led to a resurgence of the Union Revolucionaria.
* TheCoup: The Unión Revolucionaria may betray Odría by couping his government and forming a fascist dictatorship.




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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The PURS government is extremely unpopular, hated in fact across Bolivia as weak and inefficient.




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* TheCoup: The MNR may organize a coup against the unpopular PURS government.




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* TheCoup: The FSB may coup the government, installing a fascist dictatorship in Bolivia.




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* BackFromTheBrink: The PL's electoral victory would represent a turning point for the party after the end of the liberal hegemony in the 1920s.
* DarkHorseVictory: The Liberal Party is not expected to win another election since the early 1920s.




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* RevolvingDoorRevolution: The last 50 years have seen a succession of military coups and constitutional government in Paraguay and the cycle may yet continue.




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* {{Cincinnatus}}: Raimundo Rolón's takeover is followed by a democratic election.



* MilitaryCoup: As shown in the teaser, an attempted coup will be made by the military and different paths will be available depending on its success or failure.

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* MilitaryCoup: As shown in the teaser, an attempted coup will be made by the military against Perón and different paths will be available depending on its success or failure.
** If it fails, another attempt will be made which will also end in failure.
** Perón already experienced before game start a failed military coup.



->'''Role:''' President[[note]]Country Leader[[/note]]

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->'''Role:''' President[[note]]Country Leader[[/note]]Leader[[/note]], Vice-President ()



* EvilChancellor: If Perón remains in power he will run in the next election as vice-president, with the Peronist presidential candidate being his puppet.




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* UnPerson: If overthrown by the military, any mention of Perón will be banned, even after a restoration of democracy.



->'''Role:''' President[[note]]Country Leader[[/note]] (Failed military coup, elections)

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->'''Role:''' Subsecretary of Press and Diffusion (Perón cabinet), President[[note]]Country Leader[[/note]] (Failed military coup, elections)



Raúl Apold is the candidate of the orthodox wing of Peronism.




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* PuppetKing: Raúl Apold is a puppet to Vice-President Perón.
* RedScare: Apold will partly run his presidential campaign on denouncing a communist plot against Argentina's democracy.



John William Cooke is the candidate of the left-wing of Peronism.




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* PuppetKing: John William Cooke is a puppet to Vice-President Perón.




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* {{Cincinnatus}}: The military dictatorship may step down after 3 years of rule to allow free elections, or may also rig them to keep power.
* TheGeneralissimo: Pedro Eugenio Aramburu will establish a notably violent military dictatorship.
* GeneralRipper: He will conduct a "Deperonización" of Argentine society after taking power.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: If he gets himself elected, the news event will note the decay of Argentine democracy as the opposition is violently crushed by the army and its leaders are thrown in jailed or disappeared.




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* DarkHorseVictory: The PDC is a noted black horse of Argentinian political parties.




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* EliteArmy: Chile boasts one of the best army of South America thanks to recent modernization programs.




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* DarkHorseVictory: Pedro Enrique Alfonso's victory is seen as the least likely result of the election.




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* ActionPolitician: Ibanez is a former military officer nicknamed the General of Hope by his political campaign.


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* DarkHorseVictory: The Radical Party is not expected to win this election at all.

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* MilitaryCoup: As shown in the teaser, an attempted coup will be made by the military and different paths will be available depending on its success or failure.



He was eventually given the positions of Secretary of Labour, minister of war and vice-president. After October 17th and his liberation from being detained, Perón would rally seveeral political parties and syndical organizations, eventually forging the Partido Justicialista, 4 months later, Perón would be elected president. 2 presidencies so far, General Perón has changed both the Argentine nation and society foverer, bringing socia justice for the poor, ending the unfair treatment of workers by the "porteño oligarchy" for the most part, putting in actions dozens of rights that only existed on paper and much more.[[/labelnote]]

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He was eventually given the positions of Secretary of Labour, minister of war and vice-president. After October 17th and his liberation from being detained, Perón would rally seveeral several political parties and syndical organizations, eventually forging the Partido Justicialista, 4 months later, Perón would be elected president. 2 presidencies so far, General Perón has changed both the Argentine nation and society foverer, bringing socia justice for the poor, ending the unfair treatment of workers by the "porteño oligarchy" for the most part, putting in actions dozens of rights that only existed on paper and much more.[[/labelnote]]




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* ActionPolitician: Perón is a former general by still known to the public as El General.
* {{Realpolitik}}: Perón's foreign policy is defined by opportunism.
* RedBaron: El General.

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* CultOfPersonality: In the aftermath of a failed coup, he will create a personality cult around himself.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: Jiménez's party is called the "Independent Electoral Front" but is in fact a vehicle for his dictatorship.
* ThePurge: If the coup against him fails, Jiménez will take actions to completely crush opposition to his rule.




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* SecretPolice: Jiménez has the Dirección de Seguridad Nacional, which he will strengthen even more after a failed coup.



* TheCoup: During the 1954 democratic protests, Larrazábal can lead a group of loyal officers to depose President Jiménez, and will hold a democratic election for the Presidency.

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* AllohistoricalAllusion: Larrazábal was the leader of a post-coup provisional junta in OTL 1958, and was President for a short time until he resigned to run in the election but lost to Betancourt.
* ChummyCommies: Larrazábal is a democratic socialist who will respect the results of the democratic elections and will not seek to maintain his junta undemocratically.
* {{Cinccinatus}}: Larrazábal's junta is provisional, lasting only until the election gives Venezuela a new president, dissolving it regardless of who wins (even himself).
* TheCoup: During the 1954 democratic protests, Larrazábal can lead a group of loyal officers to depose President Jiménez, BenevolentConspiracy and will hold a democratic election for the Presidency.
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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: Larrazábal's coup will instaure a democracy in Venezuela and none of the revolutionaries will try to create their own dictatorship.



* ActionPolitician: Gomes is an Air Marshal and a politician, having already participated in elections. He may become president through democratic or authoritarian means.




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* ThirdTimesTheCharm: It will be the case for Gomes if he wins the 1956 election, having previously lost in the 1945 and 1950 elections.


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* DarkHorseVictory: Salgado's victory would be a surprise as he and his party are explecitely refered to as the dark-horse candidates of the election.
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* LandslideElection: Vargas wins the 1956 election by a landslide putting him back in power.

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* LandslideElection: Vargas wins won the 1956 1951 election by a landslide putting him back in power.
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** Gomes may also make a coup against Montero if Operation Spill is discovered.

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** Gomes may also make a coup against Montero [[RegimeChange with American assistance]] if Operation Spill is discovered.
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** Gomes may also make a coup against Montero if Operation Spill is discovered.

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* MilitaryCoup: Vargas was overthrown by the military in 1949. However he was re-elected after the people were dissatisfied by Dutra's presidency.
* MirrorCharacter: The focus trees of Gomes and Monteiro not only share common focuses but in fact completely mirror each other, having little difference between their respective military dictatorships beyond their international alignment.




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* LandslideElection: Vargas wins the 1956 election by a landslide putting him back in power.



* TheCoup: If President Vargas sent help to the German Embassy and apologized for the attack on it, Gomes can pressure Vargas into resigning, and will coup the government once he does, declaring himself PresidentForLife.

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* TheCoup: MilitaryCoup: If President Vargas sent help to the German Embassy and apologized for the attack on it, Gomes can pressure Vargas into resigning, and will coup the government once he does, declaring himself PresidentForLife.



* TheCoup: If President Vargas did not send help to the German Embassy, Monteiro can pressure Vargas into resigning, and will coup the government once he does. He will force Parliament to vote him in as the new President.

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* TheCoup: MilitaryCoup: If President Vargas did not send help to the German Embassy, Monteiro can pressure Vargas into resigning, and will coup the government once he does. He will force Parliament to vote him in as the new President.
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