Democratic Socialist People's Republic of Tropico
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Democratic Socialist People's Republic of Tropico República Popular Socialista Democrática de Trópico (Spanish) | |||||||||
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| 1962–1994 | |||||||||
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| Status | Unrecognized Soviet Socialist Republic (1944–1991) | ||||||||
| Capital | Puerto Isabella | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic | ||||||||
| First Secretary | |||||||||
• 1965-1992 | Manuel Allende | ||||||||
• 1992-1993 | Jonathan Rodríguez | ||||||||
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| Legislature | People's National Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 1962 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 13 March 1994 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Tropico | ||||||||
The Democratic Socialist People's Republic of Tropico (Spanish: República Popular Socialista Democrática de Trópico) was a unitary sovereign socialist state which existed between 1965 and 1992, coterminous with the present-day country of Tropico in the Caribbean Sea. It was ruled by the Tropican Socialist Worker's Party and maintained close links with the Soviet Union throughout its history.
History
Formation
Consolidation of power (1964–68)
Allendeinstituted collectivization of livestock and sugar plations, began the destruction of the Catholic influence, and carried out Stalinist purges, which resulted in the murders of numerous clerym and other leaders.