The church, dictatorships, and democracy in Latin America

Church, power, and popular legitimacy

Brazil (1964-1985) The first national security state

Chile (1973-1990) The Vicariate of Solidarity and the National Accord

Argentina (1976-1983) The "dirty war"

Paraguay (1954-1989) The longest dictatorship

Uruguay (1973-1990) A long silence and a moral referendum

Bolivia (1952-1989) Strikes, coups, and elections

Peru (1980-1995) The Shining Path

El Salvador (1980-1992) The bloodiest civil war

Nicaragua (1979-1990) Christians and Sandinistas

Guatemala (1954-1996) The longest civil war

Mexico The PRI and Chiapas

Utopias and topias.