Explain the Uruguayan political structure of the 1950s and 1960s that gave rise to revolution

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Answer 1

• In the years immediately after World War II, Uruguay appeared to be a model Latin American government.
• Democratic principles and freedoms were the accepted basis of Uruguay's political structures.
• Democratic rule was complemented by a sound economy and an exemplary educational system.
• Although it could not be described as a land of wealth, by the early 1950s Uruguay could be called a land of promise.
• All factors seemed to point to peace and prosperity.
• Unfortunately, Uruguay's promise started to fade in 1954
• The export economy that had proved so prosperous for the country began to crumble.
• Falling prices on exported goods brought inflation and unemployment, and economic dissatisfaction grew.
• By 1959 many workers and members of the middle class faced a bleak future.
• Uruguay had undergone a devastating economic reversal, and workers were restless.
• In the northern section of Uruguay, sugar workers were particularly hard hit.
• Sugar exports had decreased in the 1950s, and sugar workers suffered all of Uruguay's economic woes.
• As a result, the workers took steps to form a national union.
• Several militant radicals injected themselves into the union movement, and when the sugar workers organized in 1959, the militants dominated the union and called for confrontation with the government.