Word: sanchezã
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Dates: during 2003-2003
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...this extreme and violent outcry that toppled the executive branch of Bolivia’s government was the president’s desire to make his natural resource-rich nation a player in the global economy—a move that Bolivia was clearly not ready to embrace. Sanchez??€™s plan involved exporting some of Bolivia’s abundant natural gas to willing buyers in Mexico and California. The idea met stiff resistance from the Bolivian population, who scoffed at the notion that the gas pipeline would need to pass through the Chilean coast, since the coastline...
...Given Sanchez??€™s tenuous hold on power—he was reelected 14 months ago with only 22 percent of the vote in the same election that ushered in a much more leftist Congress—and his easy association with the dreaded ‘foreign influences,’ it is no surprise that he was easy prey for the likes of Evo Morales, who led the Movement Toward Socialism in strikes and rioting. Morales has criticized Sanchez for his gas project and for his efforts to put tighter controls on the Bolivian production of cocoa...
...Sanchez??€™s resignation seems to have allayed some of the fears of the crowds, who are now starting to disperse, but it is still essential for the U.S. to keep a close eye on Bolivia, the poorest—and now most politically fragile—nation in the region. When Sanchez stepped down, he handed power to his vice-president, Carlos Mesa, who is seen as an independent voice from the previous regime but has only been in government for one year—joining Sanchez??€™s ticket as vice-president after a career...