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Latin America in 2007

New America Media has compiled a summary of the top news in Latin America for 2007, ranging from natural disasters and the election of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as President of Argentina, to the failure of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to consolidate his power through an electoral referendum. President Calderon of Mexico also made the list for dispatching federal troops to combat drug traffickers within the country. 

For this blog's summary of 2007 for Mexico, see the Year in Review page.