Bolivia Timeline, Year 2005

Bolivia Timeline, Year 2005


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Event of the Year:

Jun. 9  2005   Rodriguez sworn in as interim president

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SUMMARY:

Jan. 21 Fuel protests escalate
Mar. 6 President Carlos Mesa offers to quit
Mar. 15 President called for early elections
May. 16 Thousands stage energy rally
Jun. 2 President calls referendum
Jun. 6 Protests deepen in La Paz
Jun. 6 President Carlos Mesa submits resignation
Jun. 7 Offer fails to end crisis
Jun. 7 President Carlos Mesa warns of civil war
Jun. 8 Bolivia weighs presidential options
Jun. 8 Emergency Congress to name President
Jun. 9 Unrest halts Congress
Jun. 9 Rodriguez sworn in as interim president
Jun. 11 Protesters declare truce
Jul. 5 Bolivia to hold elections
Sep. 8 PERU. Road to link S America's oceans
Oct. 28 Row forces election delay
Nov. 17 CHILE. Magnitude 6.8 temblor strikes
Dec. 18 Leftist Morales poised to lead
Dec. 19 Morales vows to kill anti-coca programs 


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DETAILS:
(See more at Bolivia Timeline: http://www.mapreport.com/countries/bolivia.html)

Jan. 21
Fuel protests escalate
Tens of thousands have rallied in Santa Cruz to protest against cuts in fuel subsidies

Mar. 6
President Carlos Mesa offers to quit
President will submit his resignation to the Congress after widespread protests he said were 'blocking the country':
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/03/06/bolivia

Mar. 15
President called for early elections
Carlos Mesa has called for early elections to replace him, amid protests against his economic policies

May. 16
Thousands stage energy rally
Thousands have marched through the main city of La Paz to pressure the president to toughen a controversial new bill

Jun. 2
President calls referendum
Carlos Mesa has called a referendum on regional autonomy to be held on October 16

Jun. 6
Protests deepen in La Paz
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied in one of the biggest protests in weeks of unrest

Jun. 6
President Carlos Mesa submits resignation
President Mesa offered to resign, seeking to quell anti-government protests that have paralyzed the country:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/06/07/bolivia.ap

Jun. 7
Offer fails to end crisis
Anti-government demonstrators have fought battles with police in La Paz, despite the president's offer to resign:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4071030.stm

Jun. 7
President Carlos Mesa warns of civil war
President: The country will slide into civil war unless immediate elections are held

Jun. 8
Bolivia weighs presidential options
Lawmakers haggled over naming a wealthy rancher as the new president or calling early elections

Jun. 8
Emergency Congress to name President
Lawmakers have flown to historic capital of Sucre to open a session to name a replacement for Carlos Mesa:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/06/08/bolivia.ap

Jun. 9
Unrest halts Congress
The parliament has suspended a session after a miner was shot dead and protests escalated:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4075252.stm

Jun. 9
Rodriguez sworn in as interim president
The head of Supreme Court is to succeed the outgoing Mesa after two congressional leaders turned the post down:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/06/10/bolivia

Jun. 11
Protesters declare truce
Protesters removed some roadblocks, and radical farmers had pulled out of several occupied oil fields

Jul. 5
Bolivia to hold elections
Congress voted to hold presidential and congressional elections on December 4 to end the protracted political crisis

Sep. 8
    PERU.  Road to link S America's oceans
A stretch of road will connect South America's Pacific and Atlantic coasts

Oct. 28
Row forces election delay
The general election has been postponed amid a row over the reallocation of congressional seats

Nov. 17
CHILE. Magnitude 6.8 temblor strikes
A strong earthquake rocked northern Chile and parts of Bolivia, sending residents fleeing out of buildings

Dec. 18
Leftist Morales poised to lead
Exit polls from presidential election suggest a clear victory for Aymara Indian candidate, ahead of Jorge Quiroga:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4539454.stm

Dec. 19
Morales vows to kill anti-coca programs
The leftist who claimed victory in presidential race repeated his promise to end a U.S.-backed program

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Mikhail Sidorin
See links to more details at Bolivia Timeline: http://www.mapreport.com/countries/bolivia.html
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