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Republic of Venezuela

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Official Name: Republic of Venezuela, Venezuelan Commune (Larrazábal), Federal Republic of Venezuela (Democratic)

Ruling Party: Frente Electoral Independiente^note Independent Electoral Front

Ideology: Military Dictatorship^note Paternal Autocracy

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Perez Jiménez

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: Frente Electoral Independiente^note Independent Electoral Front

Ideology: Military Dictatorship^note Paternal Autocracy

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• Cult of Personality: In the aftermath of a failed coup, he will create a personality cult around himself.
• People's Republic of Tyranny: Jiménez's party is called the "Independent Electoral Front" but is in fact a vehicle for his dictatorship.
• The Purge: If the coup against him fails, Jiménez will take actions to completely crush opposition to his rule.
• Run for the Border: If during the 1954 democratic protests Jiménez did not use the military to violently put down the protests, he will flee the country, allowing the democratic coup to succeed.
• Secret Police: Jiménez has the Dirección de Seguridad Nacional, which he will strengthen even more after a failed coup.

Wolfgang Larrazábal

Role: President^note Country Leader (Coup)

Party: Wolfgang’s Provisional Government Junta (Coup), Unión Republicana Democrática^note Democratic Republican Union (President)

Ideology: Military Dictatorship^note Paternal Autocracy (Coup), Democratic Socialism^note Socialism (President)

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• Allohistorical Allusion: 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.
• Chummy Commies: 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).
• The Coup: During the 1954 democratic protests, Larrazábal can lead a group of loyal officers to depose President Jiménez, Benevolent Conspiracy and will hold a democratic election for the Presidency]].
• The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified: Larrazábal's coup will instaure a democracy in Venezuela and none of the revolutionaries will try to create their own dictatorship.

Germán Borregales

Role: President^note Country Leader (MAN coup)

Party: Movimiento de Acción Nacional^note National Action Movement

Ideology: Falangism^note Fascism

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• The Coup: As a result of Larrazábal winning the Presidency, Borregales will attempt a coup to remove the ‘communist’ Larrazábal and, if successful, declare himself President.

Rómulo Betancourt

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Independientes Pro-Frente Nacional^note Independents Pro-National Front

Ideology: Paternalistic Conservatism^note Conservatism

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Rafael Caldera

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Acción Democrática^note Democratic Action

Ideology: Christian Left^note Social Democracy

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Arturo Pietri

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente^note Independent Electoral Political Organization Committee

Ideology: Market Liberalism^note Liberal

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Conservative Party of Colombia

Ruling Party: PCC-C

Ideology: Authoritarian Democracy^note Paternal Autocracy

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• Civil War: 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.
• We ARE Struggling Together: 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 Gómez

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: PCC-C

Ideology: Authoritarian Democracy^note Paternal Autocracy

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• Name To Run Away From Really Fast: His enemies the Liberales call him El Monstruo, the Monster, and hate him as a living nightmare.
• Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters: 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.

Liberal Party of Colombia

Ruling Party: PLC-O

Ideology: Conservative Liberalism^note Liberalism

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• Civil War: 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.
• We ARE Struggling Together: The Liberal Party has formed a tenuous alliance with the Communist Party. The coalition is unstable due to their differences in ideologies and supporters.

Eduardo Santos Montejo

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: PLC-O

Ideology: Conservative Liberalism^note Liberalism

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Republic of Brazil

Official Name: Republic of Brazil, United States of Brazil (Gomes/Monteiro), Federative Republic of Brazil (Goulart), Brazil (Salgado)

Ruling Party: Partido Social Democrático^note Social Democratic Party

Ideology: National Conservatism^note Conservatism

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• Allohistorical Allusion: While Vargas and his Estado Novo were still ousted, liberal reforms in the mid 1940s let Vargas keep power just a little while longer, being ousted in 1949 rather than 1945.
• Military Coup: Vargas was overthrown by the military in 1949. However he was re-elected after the people were dissatisfied by Dutra's presidency.
• Mirror Character: 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.

Getúlio Vargas

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: Partido Social Democrático^note Social Democratic Party

Ideology: National Conservatism^note Conservatism

In-Game Biography ^{Click to Show} As the architect of the nationalist Brazilian Estado Novo, Getúlio Vargas has become one of the most important figures in modern Brazilian history. Brought to power in 1930 by the armed forces, Vargas ended the old liberal republic and its coffee-and-milk politics and brought Brazil into an age of strongman populism. While his New State, founded in 1937, was inspired by the Italian government of Mussolini, Vargas was not a friend of the far-right, crushing the integralist movement in 1938, and improved ties with the United States through supplying the allied forces with Brazilian products and resources. With the end of the Second World War, the New State had changed its face as its ties with the United States created a paradox at home: an authoritarian regime ruled by a strongman with fascist sympathies joining forces with the liberal Allies made no sense to the Brazilian middle class. This, combined with growing resentment against Vargas' dictatorship, forced him into liberalizing most of the system, allowing the return of the opposition parties and thereby weakening the Estado Novo. Vargas would be forced to resign by his own war ministry, with democracy returning a few short months later to Brazil.

The end of Estado Novo, however, was not the end of Vargas' career. His successor, President Dutra, rapidly became even more hated than Vargas had ever been for his collaboration with what Brazil perceived as American economic colonialism. Vargas, ever the nationalist, exploited this to gain a landslide victory in the 1951 presidential election. Emergency nationalisation policies have begun to reduce the economic crisis brought by Dutra's policies, but his authoritarian sympathies continue to worry his opposition: Vargas won the Presidency by popular mandate, but he is unlikely to leave when he loses the latter.

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• Driven to Suicide: Much like in our own timeline, Vargas can commit suicide if his rule ends in failure.
• Heroic Suicide: Getulio can commit suicide in a effort to stop a military or far-right coup from taking over Brazil.
• Landslide Election: Vargas won the 1951 election by a landslide putting him back in power.

Eduardo Gomes

Role: President^note Country Leader (Pro-American coup)

Party: Forças Armadas Brasileiras^note Brazilian Armed Forces (Pro-American coup), Partido Social Democrático^note Social Democratic Party (1956 election)

Ideology: Military Dictatorship^note Paternal Autocracy (Pro-American coup), Paternalistic Conservatism^note Conservatism (1956 election)

In-Game Biography ^{Click to Show} Eduardo Gomes may have graduated from the Realengo Military Academy in 1918, it was still rather clear that a career on land would never have fit this Brazilian military lad, as he quickly started his course at the Military Aviation School in Rio de Janeiro in 1921. From there, Gomes would jump on military revolutionary bandwagons as if it was a sport and would often face the consequences of his decisions. After several years of imprisonment, Gomes saw the streets of Brazil once more in 1930, just in time for the presidential election. Once more, Gomes involved himself with revolutionary elements in the Brazilian army and successfully prevented Júlio Prestes from taking office, placing Vargas on the hypothetical throne. Gomes would continue being a notable figure in the Vargas administration, leading the 1st Aviation Division against the communist revolution of 1937. His friendship with Vargas would be short, however, as he resigned following the establishment of the Estado Novo. Now being a fierce opponent of Vargas, Gomes tried to run in 1945 and 1950, but lost both times. Today, a bitter Gomes seemingly keeps his politics to himself as Air Marshal, but, just like all those other times, Gomes has continued to plot, as the military might of the Brazilian armed forces continue to back him against Vargas.

A staunch critic of President Vargas, Eduardo Gomes is an Air Marshal in the Brazilian Air Force and is the leader of the Pro-US faction of the Armed Forces.

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• Action Politician: Gomes is an Air Marshal and a politician, having already participated in elections. He may become president through democratic or authoritarian means.
• Military Coup: 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 President for Life.
  • Gomes may also make a coup against Montero with American assistance if Operation Spill is discovered.
• Third Time's The Charm: It will be the case for Gomes if he wins the 1956 election, having previously lost in the 1945 and 1950 elections.

Góis Monteiro

Role: President^note Country Leader (Pro-German coup)

Party: Forças Armadas Brasileiras^note Brazilian Armed Forces

Ideology: Military Dictatorship^note Paternal Autocracy

Pedro Aurélio de Góis Monteiro is a general in the Brazilian Army and is the leader of the Pro-Germany faction of the Armed Forces.

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• Military Coup: 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.
• It Runs in the Family: Monteiro's brother, Ismar de Góis Monteiro, is also involved in politics. He is the Minister of the Economy under President Vargas.

Brazilian Parliament

Role: Country Leader (Vargas commits suicude)

Party: Forças Armadas Brasileiras^note Brazilian Armed Forces

Ideology: Transitional Regime^note Paternal Autocracy

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Juscelino Kubitschek

Role: President^note Country Leader (1956 election)

Party: Partido Social Democrático^note Social Democratic Party

Ideology: Fiscal Conservatism^note Conservatism

In-Game Biography ^{Click to Show} As the son of a poor Czech family in Brazil and with his father dying 2 years after his birth, Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira was not a boy of many hopes. While an average student, Kubitschek eventually graduated from the University of Minas Gerais as a medical doctor. After leaving the country for some years to work in Europe as a doctor, he would return after the 1930 revolution and the ascension of Vargas. Under Vargas, Kubitschek befriended the governor of Minas Gerais, who would name him the Chief of Staff in 1932. In 1934, Kubitschek would begin his long career in the federal chamber of deputies with the support of the Progressive Party. Later on, Kubitschek would become mayor of Belo Horizonte twice and, eventually, governor of Minas Gerais, during which he highlighted the importance of infrastructure and power plants. Kubitschek has become a popular figure among the Brazilian people, as a boy of few hopes became the Brazilian of many ambitions. His famous 'Fifty years of Progress in Five' program has made him an extremely wanted choice among the people, as his vocal support for regional development and economic diversification has been music to people's ears.

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João Goulart

Role: President^note Country Leader (1956 election)

Party: Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro^note Brazilian Labour Party

Ideology: Left-Wing Populism^note Social Democracy

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Plinio Salgado

Role: President^note Country Leader (1956 election)

Party: Partido de Representação Popular^note Party of Popular Representation

Ideology: Integralism^note Fascism

In-Game Biography ^{Click to Show} Founder of the Brazilian integralist movement, Salgado has become a controversial figure in Brazilian politics. As a former supporter of the Vargas regime, Salgado quickly fell out of grace for promoting integralist uprisings against the government, leading to his exile to Portugal. Returning to Brazil in 1945 with the beginning of the democratic process, Salgado founded the Party of Popular Representation, recycling the old doctrine with the ideas he had learned from the Spanish and Portuguese governments back in Europe. While the party is clearly a fascist party, Salgado praised Vargas' regime in its decision to declare war against the German Reich and Italy in the end stages of the Second World War. His continued ambitions to become the next Brazilian president has been noted by many in the nation, including the Americans that closely watch Brazil and its actions. The CIA continues to fear Salgado's potential rise to power, as a possible fascist power in South America could be a serious geopolitical risk for the United States.

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• Dark Horse Victory: Salgado's victory would be a surprise as he and his party are explecitely refered to as the dark-horse candidates of the election.

Republic of Peru

Official Name: Republic of Peru

Ruling Party: Unión Revolucionaria^note Revolutionary Union

Ideology: Reactionary Nationalism^note Paternal Autocracy

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Manuel A. Odría

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: Unión Revolucionaria^note Revolutionary Union

Ideology: Reactionary Nationalism^note Paternal Autocracy

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• The Generalissimo: Odría is the military dictator of Peru.

Héctor Aizcorbe

Role: President^note Country Leader (Odría succession)

Ideology: Authoritarian Democracy^note Paternal Autocracy

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• Meet the New Boss: Aizcorbe's accession to the presidency represents little change from the Odría presidency.

Luis Flores

Role: President^note Country Leader (Union Revolucionaria coup)

Party: Unión Revolucionaria^note Revolutionary Union

Ideology: Fascism

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• Back from the Brink: The German Reich's victory in Europe led to a resurgence of the Union Revolucionaria.
• The Coup: The Unión Revolucionaria may betray Odría by couping his government and forming a fascist dictatorship.

Fernando Belaunde Terry

Role: President^note Country Leader (Arequipa Revolution, elections)

Party: Frente Nacional de las Juventudes Democraticas^note National Front of the Democratic Youth

Ideology: Social Democracy

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Manuel Prado Ugarteche

Role: President^note Country Leader (Arequipa Revolution, elections)

Party: Movimiento Democratico Peruano^note Peruvian Democratic Movement

Ideology: Liberalism

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Hernando de Lavalle y García

Role: President^note Country Leader (Arequipa Revolution, elections)

Party: Unidad Nacional-Concordancia Democratica^note National Unity-Democratic Concordance

Ideology: Fiscal Conservatism^note Conservatism

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State of Bolivia

Official Name: State of Bolivia

Ruling Party: Partido de la Unión Republicana Socialista^note Republican Socialist Unity Party

Ideology: Social Democracy

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Gabriel Gosálvez

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: Partido de la Unión Republicana Socialista^note Republican Socialist Unity Party

Ideology: Social Democracy

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• 0% Approval Rating: The PURS government is extremely unpopular, hated in fact across Bolivia as weak and inefficient.

Victor Paz Estenssoro

Role: President^note Country Leader (MNR coup)

Party: Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario^note Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

Ideology: Social Patriotism^note Social Democracy

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• The Coup: The MNR may organize a coup against the unpopular PURS government.

Óscar Únzaga

Role: President^note Country Leader (FSB coup)

Party: Falange Socialista Boliviana^note Bolivian Socialist Falange

Ideology: Fascism

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• The Coup: The FSB may coup the government, installing a fascist dictatorship in Bolivia.

Hernán Siles Zuazo

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario^note Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

Ideology: Social Patriotism^note Social Democracy

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Tomás Manuel Elío

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Partido Liberal^note Liberal Party

Ideology: Classical Liberalism^note Liberalism

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• Back from the Brink: The PL's electoral victory would represent a turning point for the party after the end of the liberal hegemony in the 1920s.
• Dark Horse Victory: The Liberal Party is not expected to win another election since the early 1920s.

Bernardino Bilbao Rioja

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Movimiento Nacional Catolico^note National Catholic Movement

Ideology: Paternalistic Conservatism^note Conservatism

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Republic of Paraguay

Official Name: Republic of Paraguay

Ruling Party: Partido Colorado^note Colorado Party

Ideology: Authoritarian Democracy^note Paternal Autocracy

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• Revolving Door Revolution: The last 50 years have seen a succession of military coups and constitutional government in Paraguay and the cycle may yet continue.

Federico Chávez

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: Partido Colorado^note Colorado Party

Ideology: Authoritarian Democracy^note Paternal Autocracy

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Alfredo Stroessner

Role: President^note Country Leader

Ideology: Reactionary Nationalism^note Paternal Autocracy

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Raimundo Rolón

Role: President^note Country Leader

Ideology: Military Dictatorship^note Paternal Autocracy

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• Cincinnatus: Raimundo Rolón's takeover is followed by a democratic election.

Rafael Franco

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Ideology: Left-Wing Populism^note Social Democracy

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Epifanio Méndez Fleitas

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Ideology: Conservatism

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Arturo Bray

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Ideology: National Liberalism^note Liberalism

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Argentine Republic

Official Name: Argentine Republic

Ruling Party: Partido Justicialista^note Justicialist Party

Ideology: Peronism^note Paternal Autocracy

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• Military Coup: 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.

Juan Domingo Perón

Role: President^note Country Leader, Vice-President ()

Party: Partido Justicialista^note Justicialist Party

Ideology: Peronism^note Paternal Autocracy

In-Game Biography ^{Click to Show} The General, the Conductor, the First Worker, the Bearer of the Poor: these are some of the many, many names Juan Domingo Perón is known by. Perón, a career-military man, had flirted with nationalist currents since his times as a military history professor in 1930. Having joined a military clique of nationalist officials that critiqued Uribiru's conservative, oligarchic tendencies; the Concordancia government ordered the dissolution of the group, splitting its members by sending them on missions to different parts of the country.

After several trips across Argentina in 1939 following the death of his first wife, Perón was sent to Italy to study economics and alpinism. After touring several countries of Europe, Germany and the Soviet Union included, he returned to Argentina in early 1941; being ascended to Colonel at the end of said year. Perón's political career would kick off in 1943, when the conservative regime was abruptly ended by a military coup. Perón took part in the GOU, an underground military circle of nationalist tendency. Later on, he became the personal secretary of War Minister Edelmiro Farell: during that time, Perón and other officials with several syndical organizations.

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 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.

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• Action Politician: Perón is a former general by still known to the public as El General.
• Evil Chancellor: If Perón remains in power he will run in the next election as vice-president, with the Peronist presidential candidate being his puppet.
• Realpolitik: Perón's foreign policy is defined by opportunism.
• Red Baron: El General.
• Un-person: If overthrown by the military, any mention of Perón will be banned, even after a restoration of democracy.

Raúl Apold

Role: Subsecretary of Press and Diffusion (Perón cabinet), President^note Country Leader (Failed military coup, elections)

Party: Partido Justicialista^note Justicialist Party

Ideology: Peronism^note Paternal Autocracy

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

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• Puppet King: Raúl Apold is a puppet to Vice-President Perón.
• Red Scare: Apold will partly run his presidential campaign on denouncing a communist plot against Argentina's democracy.

John William Cooke

Role: President^note Country Leader (Failed military coup, elections)

Party: Partido Justicialista^note Justicialist Party

Ideology: Left-Wing Populism^note Social Democracy

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

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• Puppet King: John William Cooke is a puppet to Vice-President Perón.

Pedro Eugenio Aramburu

Role: President^note Country Leader (Successful military coup)

Party: Union Del Pueblo Argentino^note Union of the Argentinian People (Elections)

Ideology: Military Dictatorship^note Paternal Autocracy, Authoritarian Democracy^note Paternal Autocracy (Elections)

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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.
• The Generalissimo: Pedro Eugenio Aramburu will establish a notably violent military dictatorship.
• General Ripper: He will conduct a "Deperonización" of Argentine society after taking power.
• People's Republic of Tyranny: 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.

Arturo Frondizi

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Unión Cívica Radical Intransigente^note Intransigent Radical Civic Union

Ideology: Social Democracy

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Ricardo Balbín

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Unión Cívica Radical del Pueblo^note People's Radical Civic Union

Ideology: National Liberalism^note Liberalism

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Lucas Ayarragaray

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Partido Democrata Cristiano^note Christian Democratic Party

Ideology: Liberal Conservatism^note Conservatism

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• Dark Horse Victory: The PDC is a noted black horse of Argentinian political parties.

Alfredo Palacios

Role: President^note Country Leader (Elections)

Party: Partido Socialista^note Socialist Party

Ideology: Democratic Socialism^note Socialism

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Republic of Chile

Official Name: Republic of Chile

Ruling Party: Partido Radical^note Radical Party

Ideology: Social Democracy

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• Elite Army: Chile boasts one of the best army of South America thanks to recent modernization programs.

Gabriel González Videla

Role: President^note Country Leader

Party: Partido Radical^note Radical Party

Ideology: Social Democracy

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Pedro Enrique Alfonso

Role: President^note Country Leader (1st election)

Party: Partido Radical^note Radical Party

Ideology: Social Democracy

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• Dark Horse Victory: Pedro Enrique Alfonso's victory is seen as the least likely result of the election.

Arturo Matte Larrain

Role: President^note Country Leader (1st election)

Party: Partido Liberal^note Liberal Party

Ideology: Market Liberalism^note Liberalism

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Carlos Ibañez del Campo

Role: President^note Country Leader (1st election)

Party: Coalicion Ibanista^note Ibanist Coalition

Ideology: National Conservatism^note Conservatism

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• Action Politician: Ibanez is a former military officer nicknamed the General of Hope by his political campaign.

Salvador Allende

Role: President^note Country Leader (2nd election)

Party: Partido Socialista^note Socialist Party

Ideology: Democratic Socialism^note Socialism

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Jorge Alessandri

Role: President^note Country Leader (2nd election)

Party: Partido Liberal^note Liberal Party

Ideology: Conservative Liberalism^note Liberalism

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Eduardo Frei Montalva

Role: President^note Country Leader (2nd election)

Ideology: Christian Democracy^note Conservatism

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Luis Bossay

Role: President^note Country Leader (2nd election)

Party: Partido Radical^note Radical Party

Ideology: Social Democracy

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• Dark Horse Victory: The Radical Party is not expected to win this election at all.