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Bolivia Report - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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• "in landlocked Bolivia - the indigenous people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "make up around two-thirds - of the population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there had been the question in Bolivia - of a fairer sharing !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of mineral - and energy resources - natural gas !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "before Morales - the political fallout from this issue !"

 

 

 

 

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• "had helped to topple two presidents - and had led to calls for - regional autonomy !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "after President Evo Morales - came to power - there were regulations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the energy industry - was put under - state control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and Bolivian voters backed - a new constitution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that gives greater rights - to the indigenous majority population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bolivia complained to UN over Evo Morales' Plane - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Bolivia filed a complaint - at the United Nations - over the kidnapping of the plane !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of its President - Evo Morales - the plane was diverted to Vienna !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the US claimed - that Edward Snowden - would had been on board !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and admitted - that it had been in contact - with other nations !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Bolivian foreign minister - David Choquehuanca - said France and Portugal !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "had been the first to cancel air permits - then Spain and Italy !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the plane was eventually cleared - to land in Vienna - for 13 hours !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Austrian president - visited Evo Morales !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Austrian officials told - that Snowden was not on board !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but Evo Morales denied entry - of the aircraft - of other foreign diplomats !"

 

 

 

 

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• "because the Bolivian presidential aircraft - was like an embassy !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the ambassador to the UN - Sacha Llorenti - said "this was a violation - of international law"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and demanded appropriate explanations - from these countries !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bolivia expelled US Agency - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the Bolivian President - Evo Morales - expelled USAID !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the US agency - for international development !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "( funded groups - related to opposition ! )"

 

 

 

 

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• "before the Morales administration - expelled the US ambassador - for similar reasons !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bolivia nationalised Power Grid - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the trend in this region - to reclaim privatised energy businesses - strengthened !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "after Bolivia's President Evo Morales - planned to seize control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "of the main power grid - from a Spanish-owned company - Red Eléctrica Corporaciión !"

 

 

 

 

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• "which had operated the Bolivia's electricity distribution - the grid - for 15 years !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "only US$ 81m - had been invested in Bolivia's power grid - since it was privatised in 1997 !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Morales government - meanwhile - invested US$ 220m - in generation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Bolivian nationalisation decree - included a compensation fee - that the state negotiated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "from the start - Evo Morales announced he was - "nationalising" - the oil and gas sector !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and began extracting concessions - from foreign energy companies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "renegotiating contracts - to give Bolivians - greater control of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and a bigger share of profits - from the natural gas companies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evo Morales' Election - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06LAPAZ3400

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• "the presidential election - for Evo Morales - was a political earthquake in Bolivia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "sweeping aside political expectations - that had been before in Bolivian politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and at the same time - breaking open fissures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and offering up - new possibilities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for the US embassy itself - it would become harder !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bolivian Glaciers - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06BRASILIA2150

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• "the Bolivian glaciers - are important !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and they should stay - the same !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "scientists pointed to the - potable water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVO MORALES - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ MORALES