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| Jan.21 |
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Fuel protests escalate Tens of thousands have rallied in Santa Cruz to protest against cuts in fuel subsidies
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| Mar.6 |
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President Carlos Mesa offers to quit President will submit his resignation to the Congress after widespread protests he said were 'blocking the country'
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| Mar.15 |
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President called for early elections Carlos Mesa has called for early elections to replace him, amid protests against his economic policies
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| May.16 |
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Thousands stage energy rally Thousands have marched through the main city of La Paz to pressure the president to toughen a controversial new bill
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| Jun.2 |
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President calls referendum Carlos Mesa has called a referendum on regional autonomy to be held on October 16
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| Jun.6 |
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Protests deepen in La Paz Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied in one of the biggest protests in weeks of unrest
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President Carlos Mesa submits resignation| President Mesa offered to resign, seeking to quell anti-government protests that have paralyzed the country | |
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| Jun.7 |
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Offer fails to end crisis Anti-government demonstrators have fought battles with police in La Paz, despite the president's offer to resign
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President Carlos Mesa warns of civil war President: The country will slide into civil war unless immediate elections are held
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| Jun.8 |
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Bolivia weighs presidential options Lawmakers haggled over naming a wealthy rancher as the new president or calling early elections
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Emergency Congress to name President| Lawmakers have flown to historic capital of Sucre to open a session to name a replacement for Carlos Mesa | |
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| Jun.9 |
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Unrest halts Congress| The parliament has suspended a session after a miner was shot dead and protests escalated | |
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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 | | |
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| Jun.11 |
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Protesters declare truce Protesters removed some roadblocks, and radical farmers had pulled out of several occupied oil fields
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| Jul.5 |
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Bolivia to hold elections Congress voted to hold presidential and congressional elections on December 4 to end the protracted political crisis
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| Sep.8 |
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Road to link S America's oceans A stretch of road will connect South America's Pacific and Atlantic coasts
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| Oct.28 |
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Row forces election delay The general election has been postponed amid a row over the reallocation of congressional seats
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| Nov.17 |
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Magnitude 6.8 temblor strikes A strong earthquake rocked northern Chile and parts of Bolivia, sending residents fleeing out of buildings
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| Dec.18 |
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Leftist Morales poised to lead| Exit polls from presidential election suggest a clear victory for Aymara Indian candidate, ahead of Jorge Quiroga | | |
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| Dec.19 |
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Morales vows to kill anti-coca programs The leftist who claimed victory in presidential race repeated his promise to end a U.S.-backed program
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| Dec.29 |
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Next president on celebratory tour Evo Morales, partying until dawn with the coca growers, had the audience cheering with some anti-U.S. rhetoric
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