HISTORY OF BOLIVIA

By CarlosAgreda

  • THE WATER WAR

    THE WATER WAR
    The Water War is the popular name for a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba between January and April 2000. Its trigger was the privatization of the municipal drinking water supply.

  • THE GAS WAR

    THE GAS WAR
    The gas war is the name given to the conflicts in Bolivian cities related to the export of natural gas from Bolivia to the United States and Mexico through Chilean ports. The main conflict arises from the decision of the government of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and Carlos Mesa to export natural gas through Chile

  • Bolivian General Elections 2005

    Bolivian General Elections 2005
    Bolivia's 2005 general election was held on Sunday, December 18. Evo Morales was elected president of the Republic of Bolivia.

  • Porvenir Massacre

    Porvenir Massacre
    Given the seriousness of the events in Pando, the national government imposed a state of siege in that department on September 12, ordering the security forces to take control of the airport and the city.

  • General elections in Bolivia

    General elections in Bolivia
    Evo Morales of the Movement Towards Socialism won re-election, ensuring his continuity in office until 2014

  • Bolivian Census

    Bolivian Census
    Historically, this was the eleventh population census and the fifth housing census in Bolivia's history.

  • The Dakar Rally passes through Bolivia

    The Dakar Rally passes through Bolivia
    The Dakar rally passes through the Salar de Uyuni and finally through Salinas de Garci Mendoza in the department of Oruro

  • General elections in Bolivia

    General elections in Bolivia
    President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera ran for re-election, following victories in 2005 and 2009. Their candidacy was supported by the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), and they won

  • 21 F

    21 F
    The objective of this referendum was the approval or rejection of the project of constitutional modification to allow the president or vice president of the Bolivian state to run for reelection. The "No" vote won with a total of 51.30% of the votes, while the "Yes" vote obtained the remaining 48.70% of the votes.

  • Protests in Bolivia

    Protests in Bolivia
    Opposition candidate Carlos Mesa, called on his followers to concentrate, to ensure that there was no electoral fraud, claiming that the electoral court was in the interest of the Movement to Socialism (MAS) and Evo Morales to try not to reach a second round