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'''Bolivia''' is a [[nation state]] in [[South America]].
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'''Bolivia''' is a [[nation state]] in [[South America]], led by the [[President of Bolivia]].
  
 
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[[Bolivia]] is important in the production of [[cocaine]] for export.
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Bolivia is important in the production of [[cocaine]] for export. In 2008, [[Bolivian President]] [[Evo Morales]] kicked out the [[US/Ambassador to Bolivia|US ambassador]] and the [[DEA]].  Since then, Bolivia managed to reduce [[coca]] leaf cultivation drastically. According to the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]], total production of dried coca leaf fell 11 percent <ref>https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2015/August/2014-bolivia-survey-reports-decline-in-coca-cultivation-for-fourth-year-in-a-row.html</ref> from 2013 to 2014, and has fallen by an average of nearly 10 percent each year since 2011 <ref>https://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Bolivia/Bolivia_coca_survey_2014_web.pdf.</ref>
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"I could mention many countries in the world where there is this problem and how it has grown with U.S. presence. They're using the fight against drug trafficking for clear political purposes" said [[President of Bolivia|president]] [[Evo Morales]].<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/operation-naked-king-evo-morales_n_55f70da2e4b077ca094fdbe1</ref>
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== 2024 ==
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In June 2024 a [[coup]] was attempted,<ref>https://www.plenglish.com/news/2024/06/26/president-diaz-canel-condemns-coup-attempt-in-bolivia/</ref> "its second in just five years, and according to the Argentine newspaper ''[[El Cronista]]'', its 36th since gaining independence from Spain" 199 years previously.<ref>https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/06/sifting-through-the-debris-of-another-failed-coup-in-bolivia.html</ref> It failed. It was not widely reported in the {{ccm}}.
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 30 June 2024

Group.png Bolivia   SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Bolivia (orthographic projection).svg
Flag of Bolivia (state).svg
LocationSouth America
LeaderPresident of Bolivia
Typenation state
Interest ofElon Musk
Member ofInternational Criminal Court, Organisation of American States, UN
SubpageBolivia/1980 coup d'état
Bolivia/President
Bolivia/Vice President
Mountainous country in South America, a large producer of cocaine. Formerly part of the Spanish Empire.

Bolivia is a nation state in South America, led by the President of Bolivia.

History

Bolivia is a former Spanish colony.

Cash crops

Bolivia is important in the production of cocaine for export. In 2008, Bolivian President Evo Morales kicked out the US ambassador and the DEA. Since then, Bolivia managed to reduce coca leaf cultivation drastically. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, total production of dried coca leaf fell 11 percent [1] from 2013 to 2014, and has fallen by an average of nearly 10 percent each year since 2011 [2] "I could mention many countries in the world where there is this problem and how it has grown with U.S. presence. They're using the fight against drug trafficking for clear political purposes" said president Evo Morales.[3]

2024

In June 2024 a coup was attempted,[4] "its second in just five years, and according to the Argentine newspaper El Cronista, its 36th since gaining independence from Spain" 199 years previously.[5] It failed. It was not widely reported in the commercially-controlled media.


 

Related Quotation

PageQuoteAuthorDate
Oliver North“Wanted aircraft to go to Bolivia to pick up paste. Want aircraft to pick up 1,500 kilos.”Oliver North9 July 1984

 

Event

Event
Bolivia/1980 coup d'état

 

Group

GroupStartDescription
University of San Simón1832One of the best universities in Bolivia for its academic prestige at national level.

 

Citizens of Bolivia on Wikispooks

TitleBornDiedDescription
Hugo Banzer10 May 19265 May 2002Two time President of Bolivia
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada1 July 1930Twice President of Bolivia
Carlos Mesa12 August 1953President of Bolivia who signed the Uniting Behind A People’s Vaccine Against COVID-19 call promoting the COVID jabs
Eduardo Rodríguez2 March 1956Harvard-educated judge who became Interim President of Bolivia in 2005.
Jaime Paz Zamora15 April 1939
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