Background of Latin American Political Culture
Pedro Bordaberry's career is one of a number of examples in Latin American politics of the son of a President of authoritarian tendencies making his mark subsequently while upholding constitutional legitimacy. The careers of Omar Torrijos and MartÃn Torrijos of Panama are comparable cases in point.
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