Word: caudillos
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With the advent of the 1992 Olympics and the ensuing waves of athletes, delegates, and other official paparazzi, Barcelona--or its electronic image, at least--is now at the focal point of world concern. The city that El Caudillo--Francisco Franco--kept drab and grey until he (finally) died has been entirely re-tailored for the critical electronic eye. Word has it, in fact, that the Barcelonese spent close to $10 billion on their nothing-but-enormous urban renovation program...
...people to war in the name of a virulent ethnic nationalism that has nothing in common with the international brotherhood of workers to which he once professed allegiance. For his major opponent, Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, democratic principles merely temper a style reminiscent of a Latin American caudillo, complete with ceremonial-sashed portrait displayed in all police stations and paternalistic rhetoric reminiscent of Peron or Pinochet. Yet his major internal opposition comes from an even more extreme group: the Croatian Party of Rights, which unabashedly honors the memory of the fascist, Hitler-backed state that flourished briefly during World...
Salinas seems to be tugging his country out of a feudal past, yet he is also pulling Mexico back to an era of paternalistic rule by an all-powerful caudillo. Behind the engaging grin, twinkling eyes and computer-like mind is a man obsessed with his public image. "He is fascinated with power and control," says a longtime acquaintance. "Whether it's politics or football, he wants to win every time. And if he doesn't, he can be very nasty...
...Duarte no favor by emphasizing the fight against Communist guerrillas instead of reinforcing his agenda for reconciliation, economic growth and social reform. Washington also held Duarte -- and others in Central America -- to the pluralistic standards of North America at a time when the Latin tradition of the caudillo, or strongman, might have proved more effective. "The U.S. wants to use the rules of Anglo- Saxon culture to bring about changes in Latin culture," says Emilio Alvarez, an ophthalmologist in Managua. "It hasn't worked, and it won't work...
Using the powers available only to El Caudillo's chosen successor, Juan Carlos moved cautiously by approaching the moderates of Spain. He slowly replaced Franco's highest appointees with what he called "the civilized right." He invited leaders of the outlawed Communist and Socialist parties to dinner. Assistant Professor of Government Terry Karl, a specialist in that process, says. "It's rare to find a figure that commands that kind of respect who will throw his weight behind the democratic transition...