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- ↑ H. Lewis, Paul (2006). Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America: Dictators, Despots, And Tyrants. ISBN 9780742537392.
- ↑ Peruzzotti, Enrique; Smulovitz, Catalina (7 April 2006). Enforcing the Rule of Law: Social Accountability in the New Latin American. ISBN 9780822972884.
- ↑ "Aquella carta a favor de Swift que desató una tormenta en los 90". 8 February 2007.
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