When Did Bolivia Become A Democracy?

Benjamin Elisha Sawe reports for World Atlas: Bolivia became a full democracy in 1982 after a military dictatorship that lasted from 1964 – 1982 Bolivia is the fourth largest country in South America and the 28th in the world. It is a land-locked country, and its small population comprises of indigenous communities such as the Amerindian,…

MAS is instability – El MAS es inestabilidad

Carlos Klinsky writes in El Deber; MAS is instability The last two signs of life launched by Evo Morales from Buenos Aires confirm his authoritarian character. First was the unhappy phrase about the “armed militias,” from which he had to retract at the risk of a revocation of his refuge in Argentina. And now, the…

The chieftain’s loneliness – La soledad del caudillo

Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The chieftain’s loneliness November 2019 gave you a very hard mallet in the head. When you had power it was difficult for you to quit, you got used to it as if it were part of your body; having it, it was no longer necessary for you to bend…

U.S. official accuses ex-leader Morales of fostering violence in Bolivia

Reuters reports: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Former Bolivian leader Evo Morales is fostering instability and violence from inside Argentina and the United States had warned the South American nation that he would be a “headache,” a senior U.S. official said in an interview published on Sunday by Bolivian media. Mauricio Claver-Carone, a senior adviser to…