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    Haiti

    Haitians have been challenging authoritarian rule since 1986. In 1990, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president, but a coup ousted him seven months later. A U.S. intervention reinstated Aristide in 1994. Rene Preval was elected president in 1996, until Aristide won a second term in 2000 and a political crisis developed on grounds that the elections were fraudulent. In 2004, Aristide left Haiti amid a rebel insurrection. Although democratic rule was restored in 2006, bitter political divisions persist.

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Brazil

Since the end of military rule in 1985, Brazil has undertaken numerous political reforms on its path towards democratic consolidation. Elections have become increasingly free and fair as judged by international standards, and the 2002 election resulted in the ascendance of the main opposition party, the Worker’s Party.

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Bolivia

Bolivia has achieved 20 years of uninterrupted democracy. However, it is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, and there is widespread social misery among its population, two-thirds of whom are indigenous. In recent years, the country’s economic woes have shaped its political scene, as two presidents have been forced to resign by vocal street protests in as many years.

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Nicaragua

IFES provided considerable technical assistance to the Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua (CSE) from 2005 to 2009 in an effort to enhance the capacity of the Nicaraguan electoral management body, the Consejo Supremo Electoral (CSE). IFES' programmatic concentrations in Nicaragua were changed and modified according to availability of funds. IFES also adapted its programs to the country's dynamic political environment and needs.

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IFES has been involved in the democracy movement in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1989. In that time, IFES has worked in more than 20 nations, strengthening democracy.

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