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To understand the modern elite, you must understand the "Coffee Republic" (1880–1920). During this period, the state forcibly moved peasants off communal land to create vast coffee plantations. Fourteen families—mostly of Spanish and Basque descent—consolidated control. They formed the Sociedad de Agricultores and effectively ran the country as a private boardroom.

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