LATIN AMERICA Soldier who killed Che Guevara dies in Bolivia 10-03-2022 21:24 The former Bolivian soldier who claimed to have shot dead Marxist revolutionary hero Ernesto 'Che' Guevara died on Thursday aged 80.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL UNREST Bolivia ex-leader Áñez tried to 'take her own life' in prison, says lawyer 22-08-2021 08:44 Bolivia's former interim president, right-wing leader Jeanine Áñez, tried to "self-injure" herself in the prison where she is being held and has "scratches" on her arm, but her health is stable.
HUMAN RIGHTS IACHR experts: Bolivian security forces committed 'massacres' in 2019 18-08-2021 09:42 An independent group appointed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accuses Bolivia's security forces of carrying out "massacres" and "summary executions" during 2019 social unrest around disputed elections.
Bolivia Bolivia's Evo Morales says he has taken back control of his party 18-11-2020 00:05 Former Bolivia president Evo Morales announced Tuesday he had re-taken the leadership of the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) party he founded, a week after returning from exile.
PRESIDENT SWORN-IN Luis Arce takes power in Bolivia facing deep challenges 09-11-2020 14:46 Luis Arce assumed the Bolivian presidency on Sunday in a ceremony attended by foreign leaders including President Alberto Fernández.
Election fallout Bolivia parliament recommends charges against ex-interim president Áñez 30-10-2020 14:17 Bolivia's outgoing parliament on Thursday approved a motion recommending that ex-interim president Jeanine Áñez and her ministers face justice for responsibility over last year's unrest which left around 30 people dead.
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Bolivia's Morales calls for calm after protesters demand junta 27-10-2020 17:33 Exiled former Bolivian president calls for calm after right-wing protesters in Santa Cruz demand a "military junta" to replace socialist president-elect Luis Arce.
Ex-Bolivia president Evo Morales says his return to Bolivia doesn't depend on him 26-10-2020 17:25 Former Bolivia president admitted on Monday that his return to his homeland is out of his hands, as a judge lifted a preventative detention order against him over alleged "terrorism."
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Electoral authorities confirm Arce's landslide win in Bolivian election 23-10-2020 14:22 Bolivia's electoral tribunal on Friday published official results from last weekend's presidential election, confirming leftist Luis Arce's landslide victory.
BLOOMBERG - OPINION Bolivia’s new president can’t ride Latin America’s ‘pink tide’ 22-10-2020 14:49 The Bolivia that Luis Arce will govern is far from the economic juggernaut Morales commanded during the commodities boom. Coronavirus has clobbered the country. Set to shrink by 7.9 percent this year, its economy is hurtling toward a balance of payments crisis. by Mac Margolis
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Hundreds protest in Bolivia with Arce set for presidential poll win 21-10-2020 15:50 Authoritative exit polls suggest Luis Arce, 57-year-old economist from the Movement for Socialism (MAS) and heir to former president Evo Morales, has beaten centrist former leader Carlos Mesa by a wide enough margin to avoid a run-off.
EVO TO EXIT ARGENTINA Evo Morales says he will return to Bolivia after ally's election victory 19-10-2020 15:34 "Sooner or later we are going to return to Bolivia, that is not up for debate," exiled Bolivian leader tells a press conference in Buenos Aires.
Bolivian election He's not running, but Evo Morales looms large in Bolivia vote 27-09-2020 09:30 Bolivia is divided, mainly along ethnic, regional and socioeconomic lines, between those who applaud the former president as a voice for the historically poor and disenfranchised, and those who say he became increasingly corrupt and authoritarian during 14 years in power
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Bolivia's leader criticises Argentina at UN for harbouring Evo Morales 23-09-2020 18:18 Bolivia's interim leader criticises Argentina for its "harbouring" of the country's former president Evo Morales, who she accuses of conspiring to foment unrest in her country.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Human Rights Watch: Bolivia case against Morales is politically motivated 12-09-2020 08:43 Terrorism charges against former Bolivian President Evo Morales appear to be politically motivated and are part of a wider campaign by Bolivia’s interim government to use the justice system against political opponents, says Human Rights Watch.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Bolivia judge confirms Evo Morales cannot run for Senate seat 08-09-2020 09:13 Judge rules that former president is not eligible to run for a Senate seat in October's elections, given his current residence in Argentina.
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Evo Morales supporters rally against Bolivia election delay 29-07-2020 09:21 Supporters of ousted former leader demonstrate and call general strike as part of a protest against decision to further delay national elections due to the coronavirus pandemic.
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Bolivia's September vote in doubt as virus death toll rises 22-07-2020 17:49 A committee that advises the Health Ministry says holding September election would not be advisable given the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Pandemic and power struggle hobble Bolivia ahead of vote 17-07-2020 01:56 Bolivia is grappling with two crises: the pandemic and bitter political discord ahead of elections scheduled for September, nearly a year after the chaotic ouster of the former president, Evo Morales.
Global pandemic Bolivian leader Áñez, Venezuela's Cabello test positive for Covid-19 09-07-2020 22:41 Bolivia's interim president Jeanine Áñez announced Thursday that she has tested positive for coronavirus. Venezuela's Constitutional Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, widely considered the second-most powerful person in the country, also contracts virus.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Exiled Morales pulling Bolivia's political strings as polls loom 02-07-2020 03:04 Though he remains banned from running in September's election and facing arrest if he returns, Bolivia's first indigenous president is masterminding opposition to right-wing interim leader Jeanine Añez.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Bolivian Parliament approves new date for pandemic-delayed election 10-06-2020 19:17 New date of September 6 approved for the country's coronavirus-delayed general election, although the decision must still be ratified by interim President Jeanine Añez.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Pandemic-delayed Bolivian election set for September 6 02-06-2020 18:54 The election – called after the annulment of a controversial poll in October – was originally due to take place on May 3 but was postponed indefinitely in March with Bolivia in virus lockdown.