Bolivian Chaos #
September 14th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
There’s been friction between the oil-rich areas of Bolivia and the poor mountainous provinces for a while, but this surprised me.
President Evo Morales is facing the most acute crisis of his presidency as deaths from violence in rebellious northern Bolivia increased to almost 30 over the weekend after several days of fierce clashes between antigovernment protestors and supporters of Mr. Morales.