Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

Bolivia: MAS, opposition prepare for recall referendums

greenleft.org.au     Jul 20, 2008          

With the victory of an unlikely opposition candidate in the June 29 election for prefect (governor) of Chuquisaca, the number of opposition-controlled prefectures increased to seven out of nine. The result came as the...                    

REVIEW: Social Revolution in Bolivia?

newsocialist.org     Jul 8, 2008          

Book Review Forrest Hylton and Sinclair Thomson REVOLUTIONARY HORIZONS: Past and Present in Bolivian Politics Review by Sarah Hines IN THE wave of popular rebellion and concurrent leftward electoral shift that has swept Latin...                    

Chapare Coca Growers Cut Ties with USAID

stopthedrugwar.org     Jul 1, 2008          

Chapare coca growers cut ties with USAID after years of poorly-framed, ineffectual initiatives. Prepared by the Andean Information Network, June 27, 2008 On June 24, 2008 Chapare coca grower unions announced that they will no...                    

U.S. forced to confront its Bolivian problem

iht.com     Jul 1, 2008   46 related          

As U.S. diplomats huddled in their La Paz embassy on June 9, some 20,000 Bolivian protesters outside burned tires, threw dynamite and fired pepper spray at the police, who countered with tear gas and water cannons. The incident...                    

Analysis: Bolivian gas at crossroads

terradaily.com     Jun 27, 2008   4 related          

Miami (UPI) Jun 25, 2008 - One eastern Bolivian province took another step toward self-governance this week, as voters overwhelmingly supported greater autonomy from the central government, drawing a further divide in a poor...                    

An odd choice of target

cipcol.org     Jun 26, 2008   10 related          

“What I have here is the map of the imperial occupation of Bolivia,” said a high official of Evo Morales’s government, speaking at a conference in which I participated last week in La Paz. He held up a map of Bolivia depicting...                    

Analysis: Bolivian gas at crossroads

upi.com     Jun 25, 2008   4 related          

By CARMEN GENTILEUPI ENERGY CORRESPONDENTMIAMI, June 25 (UPI) -- One eastern Bolivian province took another step toward self-governance this week, as voters overwhelmingly supported greater autonomy from the central government,...                    

Fidel Castro: Che had Visionary Intelligence

ahora.co.cu     Jun 24, 2008   75 related          

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, described the outstanding Cuban-Argentinean fighter Ernesto Che Guevara as a man of visionary intelligence. Then, I told you that our country had 40 thousand medical doctors and...                    

U.S. asks envoy to Bolivia to come home to consult

washingtonpost.com     Jun 17, 2008   10 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has asked its envoy to Bolivia to return home after violent protests a week ago at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, and warned Bolivia to meet its obligations to protect diplomats, the State...                    

Bolivia asks U.S. if granted ex-minister asylum

washingtonpost.com     Jun 10, 2008   21 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ambassador Gustavo Guzman, Bolivia's envoy in Washington, told Reuters on Tuesday he sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. State Department seeking explanation after former Defense Minister Carlos Sanchez...                    

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