On a darker note, some questioned the pope's relationship decades ago to Argentina's military dictatorship.
Such emergency legislation has only been used nine times since the collapse of Greece's military dictatorship in 1974.
It was a revolutionary sound, a response to Brazil's military dictatorship that felt more relevant than quaint Bossa Nova.
Pope Francis has faced questions about his actions during the dark and brutal years of Argentina's 1970s-era military dictatorship.
Second, Argentina does not want to repeat the war, which triggered the end of military dictatorship and the advent of democracy.
But with memories still fresh of the hyperinflation, chaos and military dictatorship of the 1970s and 1980s, they also want stability.
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The Argentinean military dictatorship fell and democracy was restored in that country.
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Britain is also ignoring the delicate arrangement Chileans have made to move from a military dictatorship to the democracy it is enjoying today.
During the time of military dictatorship in Brazil, Frei Betto was imprisoned twice, once briefly in 1964 and again from 1969 to 1973.
One notable absence at Tuesday's ceremony will be the new queen's father, Jorge Zorreguieta, who was a minister during the 1976-1983 Argentinian military dictatorship.
"Instead, there have been many declarations demonstrating how much Bergoglio did to protect many persons at the time of the military dictatorship, " he said.
During the military dictatorship Mujica was imprisoned for almost 15 years under the threat of execution if the Tupamaros were to resume their guerilla activities.
But the Kirchners, both of whom campaigned on a platform of prosecuting abuses from the country's 1976-83 military dictatorship, are wary of using force against protesters.
Evita's mythological status comes from a combination of factors, historian Felipe Pigna said, dating back to the disappearance of her cadaver during the country's military dictatorship.
The relationship -- like his mother's marriage -- sparked initial controversy when it emerged that Maxima's father had been a minister during the 1976-1983 Argentinean military dictatorship.
She dismissed concerns raised by critics who accuse Francis of being complicit with Argentina's brutal military dictatorship from the 1970s -- an accusation the Catholic Church denies.
Brazil was run by a military dictatorship from the mid 1960s until the mid 1980s after a US supported coup overthrew president Joao Goulart on April 1, 1964.
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But Mexico's Reforma newspaper has accused him of being a former Argentine intelligence officer who ran a slave labour unit during the country's military dictatorship 20 years ago.
Pope Francis was the head of the Argentine Jesuits during the country's brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship, during which tens of thousands of suspected subversives were killed, including several Jesuits.
For an independent voter the only argument for keeping the Republicans in charge is the prospect of something worse (Cromwell, remember, replaced the Rump Parliament with a military dictatorship).
My 90-year-old grandmother has experienced in her lifetime what one would imagine happening over centuries: colonialism, a war, industrialization, the rise and fall of a military dictatorship, and maturing democracy.
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The president, Dilma Rousseff, is using a freedom-of-information law passed last month, originally aimed at uncovering atrocities under Brazil's military dictatorship, to expose the fat salaries of politicians and bureaucrats.
He implicitly sets himself two tests: his strong support for Richard Nixon, particularly in the 1968 presidential election campaign, and his association with the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
In his home country of Argentina, however, some critics have raised questions about the pope's actions during years of military dictatorship, when two priests in his order were imprisoned by authorities.
Mr Martelly's shows were patronised by some leading figures in the violent military dictatorship that ousted Mr Aristide later that year, which is when he acquired the nickname of "Sweet Micky".
Egypt's fractious liberals are deeply sceptical of the military, but may revert to accepting a further dose of military dictatorship to stave off the Islamist tide, at least for a while.
The Spanish judge pursuing the former dictator of Chile, General Augusto Pinochet, for torture, issued international warrants for the arrest of two former presidents of Argentina and 96 other members of its military dictatorship.
Back in 1984, the U.S. wanted to help the poor Central American nation of Honduras, where democracy had only just replaced a military dictatorship, by allowing duty-free exports of socks whose toes were seamed there.
On September 1st, Mireya Moscoso will take over as the country's president, in what should be the second democratic transition since American troops invaded in 1989 to overthrow the military dictatorship of General Manuel Noriega.
The combination of economic reforms and high oil prices have propelled the Nigerian economy forward, giving a important boost to Africa's most populous country ravaged by years of domestic strife and the effects of military dictatorship.
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