Latin America
Fidel Castro
Since he led the revolution in 1959, this Cuban president has been the world’s longest-serving radical leader and an icon of armed revolt.
The Last Aztec
The downfall of the Aztecs ruled by the emperor Moctezuma II, who were defeated by a small force of Spaniards under Hernando Cortes.
- Augusto César Sandino
Revolutionary whose murder in 1934 turned him into a symbol of liberation in Nicaragua. - The Belgrano Controversy
The sinking of the Argentinian cruiser Belgrano by HMS Conqueror during the Falklands War sparked off a needless political controversy whose major casualty was, according to Dr Eric Grove, a senior British civil servant. - Che Guevara
Argentinian-born doctor who was a key figure in the Cuban revolution. - Evita Perón
Ex-actress wife of the Argentinian dictator, who built up a popular following and died young. - Fidel Castro
Since he led the revolution in 1959, this Cuban president has been the world’s longest-serving radical leader and an icon of armed revolt. - Not just fade away: Augusto Pinochet
The Chilean general who led the military junta that overthrew the socialist government of President Salvador Allende in 1973. - Fidel Castro
Communist Cuban premier who remains a thorn in the side of the US. - Going
Critical: HMS Coventry
The sinking of HMS Coventry by Argentinian aircraft during the Falklands War and the science behind what went wrong. - The Last Aztec
The downfall of the Aztecs ruled by the emperor Moctezuma II, who were defeated by a small force of Spaniards under Hernando Cortes. - Margaret Thatcher
Britain’s first woman prime minister, who waged war against Argentina over the Falkland Islands. - Salvador Allende
The ill-fated Marxist president of Chile. - Secrets
of the Incas
The research by Dr William Sullivan into the sophisticated astronomical knowledge of the Incas and how they encrypted this in their myths. The orthodox view of why the Incas’ empire collapsed is also given, and there are pointers to finding out more. - Space disasters and near misses
A chronology of the disasters (and some near misses) of the space programmes of the US and Soviet Union, plus those of such relative newcomers as the European Space Agency, China and Brazil. - The War of the World
According to historian Niall Ferguson, from the Russo-Japanese war of 1904/5 to the aftershocks of the Cold War, the 20th century was by far the bloodiest in history. In this website, Ferguson explains why this came about, and there is an extensive chronology of the events that made this the ‘age of hatred’. - When
Britain Went to War
Facts and figures of the war in the Falklands between Britain and Argentina, plus a discussion of the role of the media during various conflicts.
