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| 1950 |
| | | The Chilean poet Pablo Neruda publishes his epic account of South America and its people, Canto general | |
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| 1951 |
| | | The Batllistas, followers in Uruguay of José Batlle, attempt an unusual experiment in the reform of government | |
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| 1951 |
| | | Argentinian driver Juan Manuel Fangio wins the first of five Grand Prix world championship titles | |
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| 1952 |
| | | A left-wing coup brings Paz Estenssoro to power and launches a 12-year revolution in Bolivia | |
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| 1952 |
| | | Eva Perón dies of cancer and achieves the status of a popular saint in Argentina | |
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| 1954 |
| | | Alfredo Stroessner seizes power in Paraguay, introducing three decades of repressive dictatorship | |
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| 1954 |
| | | The country's president, Getúlio Vargas, commits suicide when the army in Brazil demands his resignation | |
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| 1955 |
| | | A military uprising in Argentina forces Perón to resign and go into exile | |
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| 1957 |
| | | Oscar Niemeyer is appointed chief architect for his country's new capital, Brasilia | |
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| 1958 |
| | | The Venezuelan dictator Marcos Jiménez escapes to the USA with an estimated fortune of $200 million | |
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