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Why do you think military dictators/caudillos such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and Porfirio Diaz are sometimes necessary after a new republic is formed? (support your answer w/ evidence)

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A caudillo is a type of personalist leader wielding military and political power.

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There is no precise definition of caudillo, which is often used interchangeably with "warlord" and "strongman." The term is historically associated with Spain, and with Spanish America after ... The two strong men of this early century were Antonio López de Santa Anna

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