Latin America since 1990

América Latina desde 1990: democracias, crisis y migraciones

1990–. Since 1990 almost every Spanish-speaking country has chosen its governments at the ballot box, though democracy has been tested by economic collapse (Argentina…

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What happened

Since 1990 almost every Spanish-speaking country has chosen its governments at the ballot box, though democracy has been tested by economic collapse (Argentina in 2001), violence linked to drug trafficking, corruption scandals and, in Venezuela, an authoritarian turn and the largest displacement in the region's modern history. Cities grew into megacities; a Spanish-language culture of television, music and literature crossed borders; and millions moved north to the United States, where Spanish is now spoken at home by tens of millions. The bicentennials of independence between 2010 and 2025 were a moment for each country to ask what the republics had achieved.

Its events

1. c. 2015: The Venezuelan exodus
2. 28 July 2021–9 December 2024: Peru's bicentennial

Sources

1. Estado de sitio. 20.° aniversario de 2001 con perspectiva comunitaria — argentina.gob.ar
2. Over four million Venezuelan refugees and migrants struggle to meet basic needs across the Americas — IOM / UNHCR
3. Gobierno declara al 2021 como Año del Bicentenario del Perú — Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (gob.pe)