Evening star

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succumbed to revolt backed by

the Argentine armed forces. Now

in exile in the Dominican Repub

lic. Gen. Peron continues to try

diligently to regain his once

absolute control. Meanwhile, a

duly-eleeted government headed

now by President Arturo Frondizi

works hard to preserve constitu

tional processes.

A year later, the long-time dic

tator of Nicaragua, Gen. Anastasio

Somoza, was assassinated in Ma

nagua. Democracy, however,

gained nothing here: the dictator

was succeeded by his son and

there was little change in the sit

uation internally.

On December 12, 1956, a presi

dent of Haiti who had sought to

perpetuate himself in* ofllee was

overthrown and exiled. President

Paul Magloire s regime was suc

ceeded by a long period of poli

tical chaos. At length a quiet,

little-known medical doctor, Fran

cois Duvalier, was able to achieve

and maintain control of the gov

ernment. His regime so far, how

ever. has been characterized more

by the methods of dictatorship

than by those of democracy.

Dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla

of Columbia was next to go into

exile, ousted by a swift and power

ful revolt in his armed forces.

Since then, this important South

American nation has been able to

keep a constitutional government

in power, with only occasional

challenges from new aspirants to

the mantle of Rojas.

When Dictator Marcos Perez

Jimenez toppled from power in

Venezuela, a long tradition of mil

itary rule in that oil-rich nation

was shattered, at least for the mo

ment. A junta composed of both

military men and civilians took

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1959). Washington, D.C., 1959-01-04. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1959-01-04/ed-1/?sp=45

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1959-01-04.