ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the reasons for the decline of revolutionary leadership in Latin America and a discussion of the prospects for a renewal of leftist activity in the region. It deals with an assessment of United States response to revolutionary leadership and of policy changes this country might have to formulate in the future to deal with a model of leadership that remains resilient despite its problems. Revolutionary leadership has changed the face of politics in Latin America region and forced a rethinking of established models of development, economic policy, and social organization. Revolutionary leaders thus must become adept at creating a governing regime that keeps its promise to achieve radical change while at the same time maintains a kind of political aura that solidifies the bond between guerrilla hero and the expectant masses. The growing legitimacy of Salvadoran democracy coupled with declining revolutionary fervor has contributed to the first real break-through in the long civil war.
