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Five killed as helicopter used by Bolivian president crashes - Thaindian.com
July 22nd, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
La Paz, July 22 (IANS) Four Venezuelan pilots and a Bolivian were killed when a helicopter that was used hours earlier by Bolivian President Evo Morales crashed in central Bolivia, EFE news agency reported Tuesday quoting Defence Minister Walker San Miguel. The Super Puma helicopter belonging to Venezuelan Air Force crashed Sunday night near Colomi, a town in Cochabamba province, Miguel said in a press conference here Monday.
Bolivia road crash leaves at least 47 dead
Bolivia road crash leaves at least 47 dead - has left at least 47 people dead. It is unclear if the vehicle was a bus or a truck with passengers on its back, but it is known it lost control on a mountainous South Bolivian road and fell 200 metre... [Big News Network]
Bolivia creates post to defend nationalizations (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Bolivia creates post to defend nationalizations (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - President Evo Morales is creating a Cabinet-level ministry to defend Bolivia in legal battles over his nationalizations of foreign-owned companies. [Yahoo News]
WiMAX Network Launched in Bolivia (Cellular-News.com)
WiMAX Network Launched in Bolivia (Cellular-News.com) - Bolivia's Nuevatel PCS - which operates under the VIVA brand name, and Alcatel-Lucent have announced the launch of a commercial WiMAX rev-e network in Bolivia, based on the WiMAX 802.16e-2005 standard. [Yahoo News]
What impact will this have on communication in Bolivia?
Santa Cruz Referendum
On May 4th, 2008, Bolivian opposition leaders carried out an autonomy referendum in the eastern province of Santa Cruz which the government deemed an unconstitutional, illegitimate effort to divide the country and sequester national resources. Similar referendums are planned in the neighboring Bolivian provinces of Beni, Pando, and Tarija this June.
The Bolivian government has asked that all South American presidents at the UNASUR summit ratify their support for the Bolivian government as it attempts to resolve the conflict with the secessionists.
Venezuela already pledged its support to the Bolivian government and rejected the autonomy efforts prior to the May
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