Monday, December 07, 2009

Scoop: Unnoticed - A Major Leftist Win in Uruguay

Uruguay's left wing political coalition, the Broad Front party (Frente Amplio), retained control of the presidency in the November elections. This wasn't just any election. The winner, flower farmer Jose "Pepe" Mujica, was the victim of imprisonment and torture during Operation Condor in the 1970's as a result of his efforts as a Tupamaro rebel. During that period of military dictatorship, the new president spent fourteen years in prison, including two years confined at the bottom of a well...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00063.htm

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