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To: SunkenCiv

Bernardo O’Higgins was a soldier of fortune. The present Peruvian candidates are the descendants of economic migrants.

According to the WSJ, both candidates have a pretty good chance of continuing Peru’s not-bad economic policies and growth trend.

12 posted on 06/06/2016 4:43:14 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Sorry, I ain't about that life.)

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To: Tax-chick

Bernardo O’Higgins wasn’t a soldier of fortune! He was born in Chile of an Irish father who was an immigrant and rose to a fortune working for the Spanish.

http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofchile/a/10bernardoohiggins.htm

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/chile/ohiggins-bio.htm

13 posted on 06/06/2016 5:06:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)

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