Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders

This is a compiliation of biographical sketches of the most important political figures in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Each entry describes the subject's political significance as well as their career, family background, education, and relevant nonpolitical activities. Appendixes list the leaders according to country or territory, and provide a chronology of major events in the region from Haitian independence in 1804 to the present day. A general subject index completes the volume.Alexander, Robert J. is the author of 'Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders' with ISBN 9780313243530 and ISBN 0313243530.