Rural Indigenous Leaders in Bolivia Pressure Government For Access To Land

Jackie ONeal 5 months ago Region: Bolivia

-Translated to English  By Jackie O'Neal According to Bolivia’s La Prensa.com rural indigenous leaders  from Potosi  representing The Northern Rural Federation(la Federación Campesina de la Región Norte), are putting pressure on  president Evo Morales to consider giving access to land in Pando in order for the organization to  begin registering at least 1,000... more

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Bolivia celebrates bicentennial independence

Breaking Tweets 5 months ago Region: Bolivia

Per Earth Times, Bolivia celebrates the 200th anniversary of the country’s uprising against Spanish colonial rule. Two rival ceremonies were held on Monday. Leftist President Evo Morales and his supporters celebrated in the town of El Villar, while the opposition party held festivities in Sucre, per the article. Users tweeted descriptions of celebrations in Sucre: phillegitimate (Sucre, Bo... more

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Bolivian President Calls for Legalization of Coca Leaves

Finding Dulcinea 8 months ago Region: Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales asked the UN to remove the coca leaf from its banned drugs list, saying that it is part of his country’s culture and identity. Morales Pushes for Legalization of Coca In a speech Wednesday to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Bolivian President Evo Morales chewed a coca leaf and called on the delegates to decriminalize the leaf, which is the raw ingredient i... more

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On this Day: Che Guevara Is Executed

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Bolivia

On Oct. 9, 1967, Che Guevara was killed by CIA operatives and members of the Bolivian army. Che Guevara Captured On Oct. 8, Bolivian Rangers who had been trained by U.S. Army Special Forces found Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, known to the world as Che Guevara, in Churro Ravine, Bolivia. They opened fire, killing two of his men and wounding Che. According to the National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Bo... more

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Bolivia’s Morales Survives Recall, But Divisions Remain

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Bolivia

Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea President Evo Morales held on to his job after a referendum vote this weekend, but opposition remains strong to the controversial president’s efforts to redistribute resources. On Sunday, August 10, Bolivia overwhelmingly voted to keep President Evo Morales in power, with unofficial results giving him the support of 60 percent of the population. That number tops the 54... more

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Bolivian Hexagonal- Week 6

Juan Arango 2 years ago Region: Bolivia

San José 2-1 La Paz FC Real Mamoré 0-1 Blooming The Strongest 3-0 Wilstermann Standings San José            13 Blooming          12 La Paz               10 Real Mamoré   8 The Strongest  4 Wilstermann &... more

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Call Up- Bolivia

Juan Arango 2 years ago Region: Bolivia

Platini Sánchez made only three changes in his call up list adding only goalkeepers Carlos Arias and Daniel Vaca to the list in addition to shoring up the defense with midfielder Luis Gutiérrez. Below is the list of players that will travel to Buenos Aires and San Cristóbal to play Argentina and Venezuela. Goalkeepers Sergio Galarza (Oriente Petrolero), Carlos Arias (Blooming), Daniel Vaca (Sa... more

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World Cup Qualifier Preview- Bolivia

Juan Arango 2 years ago Region: Bolivia

World Cup Qualifier Preview- Bolivia For the Bolivians their glory years are far removed.  But for individuals at the Bolivian Football Federation, they strongly believed that they needed to bring in that winning attitude that those players had on route to the country’s only appearance to the World Cup.  Enter Erwin Sánchez.  To have a person like “Platini” guiding these playe... more

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