Musa, Said Wilbert
Mitchell, James
(Português) Cardoso, Fernando Henrique
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1931 By Emir Sader Fernando Henrique Cardoso was born in Rio de Janeiro and is the son of an army general who had joined the Communist Party. At the age of eight, he moved to São Paulo, where he established himself. He studied Social Sciences at…
(Português) Calderón, Felipe
Morelia (Mexico), 1962 By Carlos Serrano Ferreira Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa was born on August 18, 1962, in Morelia, in the Mexican state of Michoacán. He is a lawyer and former president of Mexico (2006-2012). He graduated in law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho and later obtained a…
(Português) Caldera, Rafael
San Felipe, 1916 - Caracas (Venezuela), 2009 By Margarita López Maya Founder and leading figure of the Christian Social Party (COPEI), an academic, and twice President of the Republic, Rafael Caldera belonged to a slightly younger generation than that of 1928, which included Rómulo Betancourt. Educated by Jesuits, he studied…
(Português) Brizola, Leonel de Moura
Ruzinha, 1922 - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2004 By Carlos Eduardo Martins Born to a poor family in rural Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel de Moura Brizola emerged as one of Brazil's most prominent political leaders of the 20th century. Representing the most radical expression of Getúlio Vargas's labor movement,…
(Português) Bouterse, Désiré Delano
Domburg (Suriname), 1945 By Rodrigo Nobile A career soldier, he served as a sports instructor in the Army and was one of the leaders of the National Military Council. He led a coup d’état and later co-founded the National Democratic Party (NDP). His name is often associated with the military…
(Português) Bosch, Juan
La Vega, 1909 - Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), 2001 By Emir Sader Essayist and political leader of the Dominican Republic, he was elected president of the country in 1962 as the candidate of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) following the end of Trujillo’s dictatorship. He implemented a reformist program but…
(Português) Borge Martínez, Tomás
Matagalpa, 1930 - Managua, 2012 (Nicaragua) By Orlando Nuñes Soto During the Somoza dictatorship, Tomás Borge Martínez was imprisoned and narrowly escaped death, thanks to the solidarity of Nicaraguan social movements. During the years of the Sandinista Revolution in power, he served as Minister of the Interior, overseeing the security…