Posted on 06/06/2005 7:12:36 PM PDT by HAL9000
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa gives up his station
La Paz - the President of Bolivia, Carlos Mesa, gave up his station because of the social agitation centered on the nationalization of the gas which shakes the country since mid-May, announced the interested party Monday evening in a radio-televised message.
"It goes from there from my responsibility for saying that I also arrived far I could it", said the Head of the Bolivian State. "For this reason, I decided to present my resignation of the my post of President of the Republic", it added.
Mr. Mesa had occupied this station for 20 months, after having succeeded on October 17, 2003 GOnzalo Sanchez de Lozada which had had to flee following a popular rebellion which had lasted one month and had been repressed in blood (more than 80 dead).
What's it to ya Regis?
Strange you should mention cocaine, for it's the "Cocaleros" who are behind this unrest.
This just proves that giving economic aid to Latin American countries is money down a rat hole.
You are baddddd ROFL
That such right comment that very wrong in same place LOL!
Soy beans were not working out for them.
Many Latin American countries are moving from reforming to free markets to full blown socialism. They are skipping the European concept of socialism and the people are demanding a more hard core version.
Keep your eyes on Mexico with Lopez Obrador next year. This will be sitting in our backyard.
I know there are some very informed Freepers on Latin America, but cocaine jokes only show an ignorance for what is really going on there.
Saludos de Ecuador.
I see no hope for Bolivia while the people are shouting for nationalization of the gas firm. The only good news is that leftist countries have more market share in the Bolivian gas market that US firms will not be affected a lot as others for the nationalization. The involved leftist countries in the Bolvian gas market are such as France, Spain, and Brazil.
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