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| VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > D. Latin America, 1945–2000 > 2. South America, 1945–2000 > j. Brazil > 1989, Feb. 20–24 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1989, Feb. 20–24 | |
| Indians in Altamira led a protest against a proposed dam on the Xingú River that would flood 15 million acres. | 1 |
| March–April | |
| Over 300 strikes (including a two-day general strike, March 14–15) were called to protest inflation (which stood at 988 percent in 1988) and wage freezes. | 2 |
| Dec. 17 | |
| Francisco Collor de Mello of the conservative National Reconstruction Party won presidential elections, narrowly defeating Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inacio (Lula) da Silva. He promised to fight corruption, privatize the $110 billion debt, and fight the 1,300 percent annual inflation rate with a neoliberal program. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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