This chapter was interesting as it shed light onto some of the problems that are often shown in the stereotypical view of Latin America. Starting with Alberton Fujumori in Peru, with guerrillas destroying the country, he made the government into a dictatorship. The reason why Peru was so special is because the Communists that forced Fujumori to declare a dictatorship, the Shining Path, came very close to toppling the democratically elected government. The Shining Path was founded by University professors and spoke to the woes of the country people. During Fujumori's reign the economy was utterly destroyed with the GDP being reduced by 20% and inflation hitting 10 000%, numerous atrocities and holocausts were committed by both sides, and journalists and other political opponents were murdered or disappeared.
The text testimonio details a similar account of what happened in Argentina with the authoritarian government there lead by the Argentine military. The harrowing tale speaks of the fate of the author's father, mother, and several brothers that were tortured by the Argentine Government.
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