Bolivian coalition falls apart

Posted on Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 12:00 AM in

Hopefully it won't get worse before it gets better. I'll give my dad and aunt another call this weekend to get their perspective on the situation.

Sanchez de Lozada, a 73-year-old U.S.-educated businessman and one of the wealthiest people in the country, is disliked by millions of Bolivians who see him as a "gringo" out of touch with the needs of South America's poorest country.
A U.S.-led effort to eradicate coca, the raw material for cocaine, and an unpopular plan to export natural gas sparked the unrest in the landlocked nation of 8 million mainly indigenous people.

Bolivia Gov't Coalition Falls Apart, Protests Rage

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