Tag: Alvaro Garcia Linera

Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 18:17 UTC
Evo Morales and entourage in Buenos Aires to stay as a political refugees

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Thursday landed at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport amid tight security and top secrecy to settle in the country where he has been granted political asylum, Foreign Minister Felipe Sola told reporters. “He feels better here than in Mexico,” Solá added. “He is here to stay,” he went on.
Tuesday, November 12th 2019 - 12:46 UTC
Alberto Fernández actively involved in Bolivian events, Argentine press reports

Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernández was actively involved in ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales' obtaining political asylum in Mexico, according to press reports.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Bolivia: Street battles between supporters of president Morales and opposition leader Carlos Mesa

Street battles broke out on Monday between supporters of President Evo Morales and opposition leader Carlos Mesa as protests against alleged electoral fraud in Bolivia entered a second week.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 16:39 UTC
Angry Bolivians demonstrate against Evo's candidacy

Demonstrators marched in most Bolivian big cities Thursday to complain against the Electoral High Court (TSE)'s decision to allow incumbent President Evo Morales and Vice-president Álvaro García Linera to seek re-election despite the country's Constitution and what the people voted for in the February 21, 2016 referendum.
Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 11:55 UTC
Bolivian president rushed to Cuba for medical attention is recovering with “positive outlook”

Bolivian President Evo Morales has been treated for a throat viral infection in Cuba and will stay on the Caribbean island for several days of medical observation, Bolivia's Vice President and acting head of state Alvaro Garcia Linera said on Thursday.
Monday, February 22nd 2016 - 07:45 UTC
Polls suggest Morales narrowly lost the re-re-reelection referendum; Bolivia opposition celebrations

President Evo Morales of Bolivia has narrowly lost a referendum to allow him to stand for a fourth term in office, exit polls suggest. One poll suggests 52.3% voted against the proposal to amend the constitution, while another suggests it was 51%. However, Morales's deputy has predicted Bolivia's first head of state of indigenous origin could still win, as official results trickle in.
Friday, December 26th 2014 - 07:43 UTC
Bolivian Oil Company CEO on sick leave, has cancer

President Evo Morales to coordinate operations with company executive in the meantime. Vice President Garcia Linera makes the announcement regarding 'Comrade' Villegas
Tuesday, December 23rd 2014 - 04:36 UTC
Evo Morales' estate 12.67 percent higher than in 2012

President's affidavit before the State's General Comptrollership raises questions on how he amassed 437,787 US dollars. Opposition says he should have turned poorer, living on a public servant salary.
Tuesday, May 27th 2014 - 08:23 UTC
Malvinas and Bolivia's ocean outlet, the 'two open wounds' of Latin America

Latin America has two open wounds, the Malvinas Islands and Bolivia's sovereign outlet to the Pacific, said Bolivian vice-president Alvaro Garcia Linera in Mendoza, Argentina where he was awarded an 'Honoris Causa” for his commitment to regional integration and inclusion.
Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 14:49 UTC
Evo’s Bolivia: far from Seventh Heaven

By Jimmy Burns(*) - The colonial church of San Francisco in La Paz, founded in 1548, is a beautifully textured mixture of Christian imagery and Indian mythology. The facade and ceiling mixes in saints, Christs and Virgins with tropical birds, reptiles, and sweet corn.