Bolivie, de l'autonomie à l'éclatement ?
On the 4th of may 2008, a referendum was held in the department of Santa Cruz, in eastern Bolivia : the results seem to threaten the country's unity. The ongoing political crisis is a sign of the growing gap dividing Bolivia. The poor Bolivian highlands are Evo Morales's electoral basis -...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | fra |
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Pôle de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information Géographique
2008-06-01
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Series: | EchoGéo |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/5593 |
Summary: | On the 4th of may 2008, a referendum was held in the department of Santa Cruz, in eastern Bolivia : the results seem to threaten the country's unity. The ongoing political crisis is a sign of the growing gap dividing Bolivia. The poor Bolivian highlands are Evo Morales's electoral basis - the president, leader of the new Latin-American political leftwing, is an eager defender of the rights of indigenous people -, whereas the wealthier and whiter lowlands are claiming for more autonomy. |
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ISSN: | 1963-1197 |