The Gains of Nicaraguan Women During the Second Sandinista Government
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The Gains of Nicaraguan Women During the Second Sandinista Government

After the 1979 Sandinista victory, living conditions for women drastically improved. The subsequent period of neoliberal rule (1990-2006) did not completely overturn these achievements. Now, during the second Sandinista period (2007- today), the material and social position of women has again made giant steps forward.

21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America
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21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America

During the 21st century, the US rulers have turned to a new coup strategy, relying on soft coups, a significant change from the notoriously brutal military hard coups in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries in the 1970s. A list of 27 US-backed coups in the first 21 years of this century.