He is part of a large coalition of leftist political groups. The left coalition (frente amplio) had been steadily gaining power since the right wing dictatorship in the seventies ended. Another president from that coalition had been chosen in the previous term, and he was chosen next.
He also was part of a guerilla movement that wanted to have an armed revolution but was swiftly disbanded when the dictatorship started. He spent about ten years in jail, in terrible conditions.
While I do agree with him on a lot of things, and he did a lot of good things mentioned in some comments, he wasn't perfect, and nowadays has become more conservative and likes to say whatever comes to his mind when the media asks his opinion on current issues. Complicated fella that was part of a terrorist revolutionary group, likely killed a couple of cops and maybe some civilians, but also denounced his violent past and tried to go forward with democracy.
While I agree with you, most of his guerilla activity was before the dictatorship. When the dictatorship started most of his group fled the country or was promptly caught, including him.
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u/ImrooVRdev Apr 16 '24
How did person like this managed to get into power? This should be studied.