personalismo
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Personalismo is a cult of personality built around Latin American and African political leaders in personalist dictatorships. It often involves subjugating the interests of political parties, ideologies and constitutional government to loyalty to one leader. In personalismo, it is customary for the dictator's personal charisma to be considered as more important than political achievements.
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- cult of personality
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- facet of
- family dictatorship
- partially coincident with
- cult of personality
- has characteristic
- loyalty
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Personalismo is a cult of personality built around Latin American and African political leaders in personalist dictatorships. It often involves subjugating the interests of political parties, ideologies and constitutional government to loyalty to one leader. In personalismo, it is customary for the dictator's personal charisma to be considered as more important than political achievements.
Many political parties in the region have been made up of personal supporters of a particular leader, as is apparent from the colloquial names of their members. In Argentina, for example, the Partido Justicialista's supporters are commonly referred to only as "Peronists", according to Juan Perón, and in Cuba, Fidel Castro's supporters are "Castristas" or "Fidelistas". Although personalismo is quite common throughout Latin American history, it has been a particular part of the political systems of the Dominican Republic and Ecuador.
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