The Docile & the Rebellious

Across the face of Latin America last week, dictatorship had its way in one election, and rumblings of rebellion preceded two others:

P:In Paraguay, Dictator Alfredo Stroessner went through the motions of a congressional election, even asked his opposition to put up candidates, but the opposition gracefully declined and Stroessner swept the polls.

P:In Ecuador, street riots killed five and injured 33 when ex-President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra arrived in Quito to stir up his supporters and start his campaign there for the presidential election June 5.

P:In Bolivia, President Hernan Siles Zuazo declared a complete political amnesty in preparation for the May 22 general elections, and a regiment of National Police took the occasion to revolt in La Paz, fought a futile, five-hour battle with loyal troops that left 16 killed, 106 wounded.

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