Latin America's Shift to the Left
April 13, 2006
Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague, Czech Republic

The increase of forces hostile to democracy in Latin America should trouble European leaders, especially in nations that have themselves suffered from communist ideology.  The seminar will highlight the growth of leftist regimes in Latin America, including the cooperation of Hugo Chavez with Fidel Castro, and evaluate left-wing presidents in Bolivia, Brasil and Chile.  Likewise the resurgence of Sandinistas in Nicaragua will be considered. 

EICEE's Civic Insitute in Prague is proud to welcome Mr. Tomas Pojar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, as one of the main speakers.  Mr. Pojar is recognized as a leader in human rights and pro-democracy efforts in Cuba and Belarus.  Professor Vladimir Nalevka has also confirmed his participation.  The eminent Czech historian of the 20th  Century and Cold War period is an expert on the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.