  World News
 Latin America (537)
South America (172)
 Bolivia (72)
 2006
  Politics (12)
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| Jan.3 |
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 President Morales 'to join Chavez's fight' President-elect has said his country is uniting with Venezuela in a fight against 'neoliberalism and imperialism'
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| Jan.22 |
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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 | |
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| Jan.24 |
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Outrage over Morales' top military picks A ceremony marred by shouts as protesters claimed Morales had appointed unqualified commanders
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| Jan.26 |
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President Morales halves his own pay The new left-wing President has cut his salary by more than a half to a little over $1,800 per month
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| Mar.9 |
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Argentine soldiers die in plane crash An Argentine air force plane Learjet 35A providing aid for Bolivian flood victims crashed outside of La Paz
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| Apr.29 |
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 Leftist trio seals Americas pact
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| May.1 |
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Gas under state control President Morales has signed a decree placing country's energy industry under state control
| Morales said foreign energy firms must agree to channel their sales
through the state, or else leave the country.
The President set the 6-month deadline.
Officials have already started taking control of the oil fields.
Spain and Brazil have both expressed concern
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| May.2 |
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Gas grab 'just the start'| President Morales ordered the military to occupy natural gas fields after threatening to expel foreign companies | |
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| May.3 |
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Energy firms review plans Regional leaders prepare for an emergency summit to discuss Morales' nationalization of the energy industry
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| May.4 |
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South Americans reach energy deal Argentina and Brazil have accepted Bolivia's nationalisation but want talks on future prices and foreign involvement
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| May.12 |
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Energy in focus for EU-LatAm talks| Bolivian President Morales has defended the decision to nationalize his gas and energy sectors | |
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| Jun.3 |
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President starts land handout Evo Morales has given 18,600 sq miles of land to indigenous peasant communities under an agrarian reform
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| Sep.8 |
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Anti-reform protests Opposition leaders in wealthier eastern regions say a one-day strike was a huge success
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| Oct.5 |
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Miners killed in dispute At least 9 miners have been killed and dozens injured in clashes over access rights at a tin Huanuni mine
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| Oct.24 |
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Bolivia hosts migrants conference Human rights ombudsmen from 65 countries are meeting to discuss protection of migrants' rights
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| Oct.28 |
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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
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