Word: pacheco
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...other two victims -Claude Fly, an AID agronomist from Colorado, and Aloysio Mares Dias Go-mide, the Brazilian consul general in Montevideo-still remains in doubt. The Tupamaros have threatened to kill them also if Uruguayan police discover their whereabouts. Despite these threats, Uruguay's President Jorge Pacheco Areco refuses to bargain with the rebels. The U.S. State Department, though deploring the vulnerability of its diplomats, backs him up on the well-proven theory that if the guerrillas get away with these kidnapings, they will be encouraged to try more...
Shaky Foundation. Rather than negotiate, President Pacheco has cracked down on the guerrillas. With no protests from the opposition Blanco Party, he received authorization from Congress to suspend civil rights for 20 days, thus permitting police to make searches without a warrant and to hold suspects without charge or an appearance before a judge. More than 12,000 police and military men are on the case. In their house-to-house search of Montevideo, they have already made 1,500 arrests and detained 75 suspects...
Nonetheless, the Tupamaros remained rather moderate revolutionaries until President Pacheco began earnestly attacking Uruguay's economic problems. By freezing wages and prices, he managed to cut inflation to 14.5% in 1969; in the first half of this year, Uruguay had a favorable trade balance of $15 million. Since the Tupamaros thrive on continued chaos, they felt threatened. As a result, they toughened their tactics...