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LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS. Toussain l’Ouverture led an uprising of African slaves in 1791, forcing the French out of Haiti-making Haiti the first Latin America colony to achieve independence . . Important People for Latin America .
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Toussainl’Ouvertureled an uprising of African slaves in 1791, forcing the French out of Haiti-making Haiti the first Latin America colony to achieve independence.
Important People for Latin America • Father Miguel Hidalgo- led movement for Mexican Independence from Spain • Simon Bolivar- led independence movements in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador • Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna- powerful caudillo who ruled Mexico from 1833-1855 • Benito Juarez- Mexican National Hero of the working class, brought liberal reforms to Mexico • Porfirio Diaz- Conservative, centralist dictator who ruled from 1877-1911, working class opposed to him • Emiliano Zapata- demanded agrarian reform and power for the landless peasants
Important People for Latin America Benito Juarez Emiliano Zapata Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
The Monroe Doctrine • Approved by President James Monroe in 1823 • Guaranteed independence for new Latin American Nations • Warned against ANY European intervention in the Americas