Latin American leaders move to extend their rule

"Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power.

Now a new wave of populist presidents is trying to do away with those limits, arguing they impede real change. As leaders in country after country move to extend their rule, opponents fearing a return to the "caudillo" era of authoritarian power have done everything to stop them — from throwing eggs to staging coups."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_latam_new_str...

By aztec on Nov 3, 2009, 04:20 in Friendly Talkzone.

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