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Caudillo logo #10101) Authoritarian Spanish leader
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Caudillo

Caudillo logo #21000 Caudillo (kawˈdiʎo; caudilho kɐwˈðiʎu; Old Spanish: cabdillo, from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput `head`) usually describes a political-military leader at the head of an authoritarian power. The term translates into English as leader or chief, or more pejoratively as warlord, dictator or strongman. Caudillo was the term used to refe.....
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caudillo logo #21003(from the article `dictatorship`) ...different forms. In Latin America in the 19th century, various dictators arose after effective central authority had collapsed in the new nations ... [6 related articles]
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caudillo logo #20688Spanish term for leader, often used for a dictator, which originated during the independence movement in Latin America 1808-26. At that time civilian institutions were in decline and soldiers, or...
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