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1978: Latin America
Final ratification of the Panama Canal treaties, a deepening Cuban involvement in Africa, a lessening of repression in Chile, violence in Nicaragua, and smoldering territorial conflicts were among the major news events in Latin America this year. Some democracies held popular elections, while other...
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