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BOLIVIA
Morales nationalises BP aviation unit
Bolivian President Evo Morales marked May Day on Friday by nationalising the Bolivian subsidiary of British aviation fuel supplier AirBP, in a decree before a crowd in La Paz. Morales has nationalised oil and telecoms companies during his tenure.
DIPLOMACY
Bolivia, Paraguay end border dispute with accord
In a ceremony led by Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo signed an historic accord Monday, ending a 70-year border dispute.
BOLIVIA
Security forces 'thwart assassination plot' against Morales
Bolivian President Evo Morales said three foreigners were killed in a half-hour shootout in a Santa Cruz hotel Thursday, as security services thwarted an assassination plot against him and his top officials.
BOLIVIA
Morales ends hunger strike as new electoral code is approved
Bolivian lawmakers have approved a new electoral code which will allow President Evo Morales to run for a second five-year term. Morales had gone on hunger strike for six days to demand the new legislation.
BOLIVIA
Morales vows to continue hunger strike
Bolivian President Evo Morales vowed on Sunday to continue a hunger strike he began on Thursday to protest opposition lawmakers' plans to block an electoral law that could boost support for Morales in a scheduled December vote.
BOLIVIA
Congress approves vote law after hunger strike by Morales
Bolivian President Evo Morales declared he would begin a hunger strike Thursday to protest opposition moves to block a controversial electoral law that would allow him to run for reelection for another five-year term.
BOLIVIA
'Desaparecidos' come back to life
The discovery of torture cells beneath Bolivia's Interior Ministry has brought back to life thousands of 'disappeared' dissidents. A dark page of Bolivian history still has to be unearthed.
BOLIVIA
Morales seeks strategic partnerships with France, Russia
Bolivian President Evo Morales (pictured) will visit Russia and France beginning Sunday in hopes of luring more investment and strengthening strategic partnerships. Bolivia is Latin America's poorest country, but also boasts rich energy reserves.
BOLIVIA
Morales enacts new constitution
President Evo Morales has announced the beginning of "communitarian socialism" and enacted a new constitution to "refound Bolivia," a policy aimed at empowering the country's indigenous majority.
BOLIVIA
Official results show support for referendum gaining ground
With more than 80% of vote counted, official results show more than 60% of Bolivians have approved a new constitution in a referendum that has split the country between its European-descended elites and supporters of President Evo Morales.
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