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World News Atlas    South America     2006   October

South America, October 2006 Timeline Thursday, January 8     Author
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Oct.1   Brazil  
  Leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fell short of the votes he needed to win a second term, triggering a runoff


  Amazon   Recorders support midair collision  A review of the voice and flight-data recorders back up the pilot's account that another aircraft clipped his plane

Oct.4   Argentina   Prisoners end protest  A hunger strike by more than 14,000 prisoners demanding swifter trials has ended after 2 weeks

Oct.5   Bolivia   Miners killed in dispute  At least 9 miners have been killed and dozens injured in clashes over access rights at a tin Huanuni mine

Oct.13   Peru   Shining Path leader sentenced to life   Abimael Guzman, whose vision inspired a 12-year rebellion, was found guilty of aggravated terrorism

Morning News


Oct.15   Ecuador   Ecuador votes for new president   The ew president will be the 8th leader in 10 years of the politically turbulent nation

Oct.16   UN Security Council     No winner for seat
  Venezuela and Guatemala deadlocked in their battle, after 10 rounds of voting failed

Day News


Oct.17   Moscow   Carvalho powers CSKA top of group  Arsenal's winning run in the Champions League came to an end when Brazilian fired Moscow to a 1-0 victory

Evening News


  Argentina   Violence mars reburial of Peron  A ceremony to mark the reburial of former President has been marred by violence near Buenos Aires

Oct.20   Colombia     President ends Farc talks  Alvaro Uribe has broken off negotiations on a prisoner exchange. He blamed the group for bombing in Bogota

Day News


Oct.22   Sao Paulo     Alonso secures second world title
  Fernando Alonso claimed the F1 championship for the 2nd successive year as Schumacher punctured in his final race


Oct.23   Uruguay   Transport strike cripples Uruguay  20,000 lorry drivers and some 5,000 taxi drivers striking in protest at rise in the price of diesel

Oct.24   UN Security Council   Venezuela may end Sec. Council bid   The president of Bolivia said that his country may have a chance at obtaining a much coveted spot

Evening News


  Amazon   Voice recorder of crashed plane found  Rescue workers using metal detectors found the flight recorder of the Boeing 737 that crashed in the jungle

  Bolivia   Bolivia hosts migrants conference  Human rights ombudsmen from 65 countries are meeting to discuss protection of migrants' rights

Day News


Oct.25   Argentina     Prosecutors: Arrest Iranian ex-president
  Argentine prosecutors asked a federal judge to order the arrest Rafsanjani for the bombing of a Jewish center


Oct.27   Chile     Judge orders Pinochet's arrest  A judge ordered the arrest of former dictator in crimes related to a detention center used following his 1973 coup

Evening News


Oct.28   Bolivia   Bolivia agrees new energy deals  Bolivia has agreed deals with 10 foreign gas and oil firms, just before a deadline for foreign firms to agree contracts

Day News


Oct.29   Brazil   President Lula re-elected
  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections
 Voters gave another term for Lula's efforts to ease poverty while improving the economy. Lula had won 60% against Geraldo Alckmin. He was written off by many just over a year ago





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