Word: latinizer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Belaúnde's fall once again raised the question of whether democracy can flourish in Latin America. Its prospects had seldom seemed more promising than when Belaúnde took over the presidency in 1963. He plunged into his tasks vowing to do "twelve years' work in six." Eager to aid Peru's impoverished peasants, he launched a whirlwind campaign to build houses, schools, rural airports and roads. The symbol of his dreams for Peru was a new highway cutting into the trans-Andean forests, each mile of roadway completed opening up 3,500 acres...
...current Mexican student revolt, Gerassi said, bears more resemblance to the unrest of American youth than to outbreaks in other parts of Latin America. The Mexican students, he noted, are largely from the middle class, and are fighting for "the humanization of society," not primarily for a share in their society's wealth...
...first demand came from students looking for more control over their school lives. The crisis was in large part a spontaneous cry for student power, and it was to some degree successful. Students won the power to make their own dress codes, and in at least one case--Boston Latin--they actually voted to retain the coat and tie rule...
...double the bank's lending capacity, but he also intends to spread the loans in new directions. More should go, he said, to projects that directly benefit ordinary people in poorer nations. Instead of concentrating on Asian development, the bank should increase its help to emerging nations in Latin America and Africa...
...outvoting the numerical majority. McNamara met this problem by sounding out key directors before meetings, solving the objections that might prevent unanimous agreement. He has uncovered new sources of loan funds in such oil-rich countries as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He is already emphasizing the African and Latin American aid referred to in his speech. Last week the bank and its subsidiary, International Development Association, approved loans or credits totaling $25.1 million for roads, forestry projects and livestock programs in Nigeria, Zambia and Uganda...