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Mapping Social Change :: Bolivia

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President: Juan Evo Morales.

Came to power: Won 54% of vote in 2005 following uprisings that led to the resignations of presidents Sánchez de Lozada and Carlos Mesa. Morales is Bolivia's first indigenous president.

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spacerRenegotiated natural gas and oil contracts—Bolivia's chief export—to increase the nation's share of earnings.
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spacerConstituent Assembly is drafting a new constitution aimed at giving more power to the majority indigenous population.
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spacer39% satisfied with Bolivia's democracy*
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spacerApproval rating for Morales government: 54%*
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Evo Morales: Indigenous Power : : Winning the Water War

Bolivia Cheers Its New President : : Latin America's First Indigenous President

Evo's First Year : : Bolivians Topple President

 



* Poll figures based on 20,234 interviews conducted in 18 Latin American countries between Oct.3-Nov.5, 2006,
and published in LATINOBARÓMETRO REPORT 2006, www.latinobarometro.org.

Latin America Rising
admin. (2007, August 05). Mapping Social Change :: Bolivia. Retrieved February 10, 2012, from YES! Magazine Web site: http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/latin-america-rising/1879. All Rights Reserved


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