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During the 1990s, the member states of the OAS constructed a new regime to protect democracy from threats of authoritarian reversals. The foundation of the regime was a set of international legal pillars, including the Protocolo de Cartagena de Indias (1985), Resolution 1080, the Washington Protocol (1992/1997) and the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IADC, 2001). It was put to the test on numerous occasions with varying results: Bolivia (2003, 2005, 2008), Ecuador (1997, 2000, 2005), Guatemala (1993), Haiti (1991–4, 2000–5), Nicaragua (2005), Paraguay (1996, 1999), Peru (1992, 2000), and, Venezuela (1992, 2002).
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Legler, T. (2010). Demise of the Inter-American Democracy Promotion Regime?. In: Mace, G., Cooper, A.F., Shaw, T.M. (eds) Inter-American Cooperation at a Crossroads. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230294837_7
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