Bolivia: Vänstern rullar ut mattan för högern

Telesur 250817 och 250818 (ZT)
Nefasta división de las fuerzas populares abre paso a balotaje entre candidatos de derecha en Bolivia och
División de izquierda boliviana consolida triunfo de centro-derecha
Översättning: Zoltan Tiroler
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Den ödesdigra splittringen av folkets krafter banar väg för en andra valomgång mellan högerkandidaterna i Bolivia. Efter närmare … Läs mer “Bolivia: Vänstern rullar ut mattan för högern”

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31/12 – The Bolivian Process Towards Social Gains; Supported by some Governments and a Target for Others 

By Virginia Gonzales Salguero on December 22, 2020  

The direction and advances of democracy in Latin America in the last 40 years has been contested between conservative strategies linked to foreign domination and peoples’ movements that seek emancipation and liberation of the people. In the case of Bolivia, we must also be aware of the influence of those … Läs mer “31/12 – The Bolivian Process Towards Social Gains; Supported by some Governments and a Target for Others ”

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17/11 – Diskussion – Hans Norebrink: Stora vänstertriumfen i Bolivia – urfolksseger över “djupa staten”  

Vänsternationalistiska “indiansocialistiska” MAS vann valet i Bolivia den 18 oktober 2020 med 55 procent ­– 26 procent före tvåan, mittenpartiet “medborgargemenskap” under ledning av akademikern och journalisten Carlos Meza.  Därigenom slapp man en andra valomgång.

MAS (Movimiento al Socialismo) vann redan valet 2005 ledd av kokaledaren och aymarafolkättade Evo Morales, som då blev landets förste president från ursprungsbefolkningen … Läs mer “17/11 – Diskussion – Hans Norebrink: Stora vänstertriumfen i Bolivia – urfolksseger över “djupa staten”  ”

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27/10 – Evo announces that Almagro, of the OAS, will be taken before the International Criminal Court

Evo Announces that Almagro, of the OAS, Will Be Taken Before the International Criminal Court

By Guido Vassallo on October 22, 2020

Source: Pagina 12, translation Resumen Latinoamericano, North America bureau

In a press conference held in a hotel in the Balvanera district of Buenos Aires, Evo Morales, ex-President of Bolivia, again called for the resignation of the … Läs mer “27/10 – Evo announces that Almagro, of the OAS, will be taken before the International Criminal Court”

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20/11 – Macri and the US Involvement in the Bolivian Coup Starting to Emerge

Text från Resumen Latinamericano.

By Stella Calloni on November 18, 2019

On November 18, which is a holiday in Argentina, thousands of people occupied the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires against the coup d’état in Bolivia and in solidarity with the Chilean people, paying tribute to the victims and the resistance of the people, while evidence and … Läs mer “20/11 – Macri and the US Involvement in the Bolivian Coup Starting to Emerge”

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18/11 – Nick Estes: What the coup against Evo Morales means to indigenous people like me

Artikeln tidigare (14/11) publicerad i The Guardian

Artikelförfattare: Nick Estes.

The indigenous-socialist project accomplished what neoliberalism has repeatedly failed to do: redistribute wealth to society’s poorest sectors

Evo Morales is more than Bolivia’s first indigenous president — he is our president, too. The rise of a humble Aymara coca farmer to the nation’s highest office in 2006 marked … Läs mer “18/11 – Nick Estes: What the coup against Evo Morales means to indigenous people like me”

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18/11 – Cuban Doctors who Provided Health Services in Bolivia are Returning to Cuba  

November 16, 2019

Government sources have confirmed with Granma that the first group of the more than 700 Cuban medical professionals who provided medical attention in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, are returning to their homeland from the city of Santa Cruz, in a Cubana airliner.

On November 13, four members of the Medical Brigade in El Alto … Läs mer “18/11 – Cuban Doctors who Provided Health Services in Bolivia are Returning to Cuba  ”

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10/11 – Bolivian President Evo Morales Calls New Presidential Elections

Dagsaktuell artikel (2019-11-10) publicerad av Telesur (teleSUR English).

Morales also called for calm and peace amid opposition protests and mobilizations, which have turned violent, against his victory in the Oct. 20 elections.

Bolivian President Evo Morales said Sunday that he was calling new presidential elections after a night of major unrest and violence across the country led by … Läs mer “10/11 – Bolivian President Evo Morales Calls New Presidential Elections”

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29/10 – Four Keys to Understanding Evo’s Bolivia for 2019-2025

By Katu Arkonada on October 26, 2019

Photo: Ueslel Marcelino

How is it possible that there are doubts about the continuity of the President responsible for the political and economic stability in the country with the largest growth rate in the region?

Let’s try to answer to this question by giving not one but several attempts.

Election Process. … Läs mer “29/10 – Four Keys to Understanding Evo’s Bolivia for 2019-2025”

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