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2006 |
| Apr.29 |
Leftist trio seals Americas pact Cuba: The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence | |
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2007 |
| Mar.10 |
Chavez launches biting US attack The firebrand leftist leader said that capitalism was 'the road to hell'
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2012 |
| May.12 |
US man on hunger strike after 11 months in Bolivian prison
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2013 |
| May.1 |
Bolivian leader expels US aid agency
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2008 |
| Sep.16 |
Opposition agrees to talks Both sides in a bitter dispute that has threatened to fracture Bolivia reached a tentative agreement intended to resolve the crisis
2006 |
| May.12 |
Energy in focus for EU-LatAm talks. Austria
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2016 |
| Feb.21 |
President Evo Morales 'loses fourth term bid' Morales of Bolivia has narrowly lost a referendumt. One poll suggests 52.3% voted against the proposal to amend the constitution | |
2014 |
| Oct.12 |
Morales claims Bolivia election win
Map of La Paz Bolivia President Evo Morales has claimed victory and a third term in office after presidential elections. This win is a triumph for anti-imperialists, he said
| Oct.11 |
Easy third-term win expected for Bolivia's Morales
2009 |
| Dec.6 |
Exit polls: Morales re-elected Movement for Socialism party won 62% of the vote. The conservative Progress Plan for Bolivia party came in second with 23%
| Apr.14 |
Congress sets date for general elections
| Jan.25 |
Bolivians 'back new constitution' Exit polls suggest Bolivia has approved a constitution backed by President Morales that he says will empower the country's indigenous majority
2008 |
| Aug.10 |
Morales won a decisive mandate Bolivia holds a Vote of confidence referendum over whether the president, VP and most prefects should face re-election
| May.4 |
State backs autonomy
Map of Santa Cruz Bolivia Thousands of people in the state of Santa Cruz celebrated the success of a referendum on autonomy, but the president said the measure failed
2005 |
| Dec.18 |
Leftist Morales poised to lead Exit polls from presidential election suggest a clear victory for Aymara Indian candidate, ahead of Jorge Quiroga | |
2004 |
| Jul.18 |
President says he has won referendum
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2013 |
| Aug.26 |
Brazil minister quits in Bolivia row
2009 |
| Apr.11 |
President vows to continue hunger strike
2008 |
| Dec.22 |
Official: Plot to kill president foiled A top government official said that the country's intelligence services had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Evo Morales
| Sep.16 |
Governor arressted after 30 killed The military arrested Leopoldo Fernandez, the governor of one of 5 provinces where violent clashes have occurred in the past three weeks
2006 |
| Jan.22 |
New leader Morales vows change
Evo Morales has been sworn in as Bolivia's first indigenous president at the Congress in the main city La Paz
2005 |
| Jun.9 |
Rodriguez sworn in as interim president The head of Supreme Court is to succeed the outgoing Mesa after two congressional leaders turned the post down | |
| Jun.6 |
President Carlos Mesa submits resignation President Mesa offered to resign, seeking to quell anti-government protests that have paralyzed the country
| Mar.6 |
President Carlos Mesa offers to quit
2003 |
| Oct.17 |
President Sanchez resigns Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada has resigned after weeks of violent protests. Vice President Carlos Mesa was sworn
2002 |
| Aug.4 |
Congress elects Lozada president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, a U.S.-educated, pro-market former president, is to lead the country for 5 years
2001 |
| Aug.7 |
Bolivia's new president
1889 |
| Jul. 24, 1783 |
Simon Bolivar born
Map of Caracas Venezuela Venezuela: Played an instrumental role in the establishment of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia as sovereign states independent of Spain | |
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2016 |
| Aug.25 |
Bolivia minister killed by protesting miners
The Bolivian government says its deputy interior minister Rodolfo Illanes has been kidnapped and killed by striking miners
2014 |
| Apr.24 |
Bolivia dismisses protesting troops
2012 |
| Feb.23 |
Bolivia disabled and police clash
2011 |
| Oct.1 |
Bolivia Amazon road march resumes
| Aug.30 |
Jail over Bolivia protest deaths
| Feb.10 |
Bolivia leader flees food protest
2010 |
| Aug.10 |
Protesters cut off Andean city
2-week-old protest by residents of Potosi, a remote Andean city who have cut off all roads, train and air traffic with the rest of the world
2005 |
| Jun.7 |
Offer fails to end crisis
2003 |
| Oct.15 |
Troops Fight Back Protesters
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2008 |
| Sep.14 |
Morales struggling to control Bolivia President Morales struggled to assert control as protesters set fire to a town hall and blockaded highways in opposition-controlled provinces
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2014 |
| Jul.17 |
Bolivia lowers working age to 10
2013 |
| May.20 |
Bolivia law backs Morales third term
2011 |
| Jan.19 |
Bolivia wants coca to be legal
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2012 |
| Oct.29 |
Journalist Fernando Vidal set alight on air
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2005 |
| Jun.9 |
Unrest halts Congress
| Jun.8 |
Emergency Congress to name President
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2008 |
| Apr.21 |
Leaders warn on biofuels and food
UN: Bolivian President Morales and President Garcia of Peru have issued warnings about the effects of biofuel production on food supplies