Word: bolivian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...authorities refused last month to hand over the pair on the ground that a 1900 extradition treaty with the U.S. does not cover the fugitives' alleged crimes. A further difficulty is that Rich has renounced his American citizenship to become a Spaniard, and Green reportedly is now a Bolivian. The two are unlikely to return to the U.S. of their own accord. Prosecutor Giuliani has said he would accept no plea bargain from the traders unless it would "expose them to substantial prison terms...
...quixotically unsuccessful exporter of revolution in Latin America, the late Ernesto ("Che") Guevara is a Marxist cult figure of high standing. Last week his chief legacy was a hot capitalist property and the object of hectic legal maneuvering in London. As the result of a legal action by the Bolivian government, a British judge upheld an injunction on Sotheby's auction house, preventing the sale of the original diaries of the Argentine-born guerrilla leader. The court order will allow Bolivia to continue its efforts to recover the documents that, its government says, were stolen from army archives...
...famous diaries, which were widely published in facsimile editions, cover the period from 1966, when Guevara launched a guerrilla crusade in the South American jungle, to his ignominious death at the hands of Bolivian troops in October 1967. At the time, the handwritten diaries were displayed only briefly; Bolivian officials believe they may have been stolen some time between 1980 and 1982 from a shoebox kept inside a locked safe. Sotheby's, which has declined to identify the current owner, has estimated a value for the diaries that must have Guevara's spirit writhing in torment...
...Leopardos, created to combat the country's rampant cocaine trade. At first it appeared that Siles' days as President were over. But the show of loyalty to democracy was impressive. A military communique stated that "the armed forces reject this attempt against the President." The powerful Bolivian Confederation of Workers, which has been staging a series of strikes to protest worsening economic conditions, also declared its support for "constitutional order." Scarcely ten hours after the incident had begun, Siles was found in a La Paz warehouse and was released...
Goldsmith always wanted to be a millionaire. At 20 he made international headlines by eloping with a Bolivian heiress, and in 1965 he began a long string of corporate takeovers. Goldsmith's diverse holdings include the French newsweekly L 'Express; Grand Union, the U.S. supermarket chain; and Manhattan's Hard Rock...