June 13, 2005
Bye-Bye Bolivia: An Update
Back on May 26/05, Dr. Jack Wheeler of To The Point News did a time-delayed Guest Blog called Bye-Bye Bolivia. Our maps of Bolivia, he said, may be about to become obsolete:
It looks like Dr. Wheeler was right on the money with this one:
- In our winds of Change.NET comments section, Bart Hall adds some additional background from personal experience in Bolivia as an agricultural development worker.
- Austin Bay has UPDATED: Bolivia in a dangerous spiral - including news reports and even an email from a friend on the scene.
- Publius Pundit has his Bolivia archive, including one roundup entitled, simply, “Rumours of War”.
- As The Top Of The World Turns has a translation of Augusto Nunes’ account in Rio de Janeiro’s Jornal do Brasil, one of Brasil’s major papers. It adds some additional history and some local regional perspective - the signs do not look good for Bolivia.
- Kim du Toit offers a fascinating glimpse in an unlikely place: Miss Bolivia. Go read to get a feel for how different Santa Cruz considers itself to be - oh, and he has pictures…
April 20, 2005
Ecuador's President Removed from Office
Ecuador’s Congress voted Wednesday to remove President Lucio Gutierrez from office by a 62-0 vote. According tom the Associated Press, the removal was based on a clause in Ecuador’s Constitution that allows Congress to remove a president for “abandonment of the position:”
“Congress in representation of the Ecuadorean people has proceeded … to declare Col. Lucio Gutierrez in abandonment of the position of constitutional president. Therefore, he has been ceased in the position.”
Vice President Alfredo Palacio has been sworn in to replace Gutierrez.
From California Yankee.