NEWS: Another Bolivian President To Step Down

Bolivian President Carlos Mesa is resigning with mayhem (protests) in the streets, all over the price of gas. Like any country leader who is wishing to save their hide, he is resigning from the position because it is "best for the people." The cause of the unrest in the streets was over the increase in the price of fuel.



The previous president resigned about 2 years ago and has asylum in the US. The whole uproar during his time in office was over whether or not to put a pipline through Chile, so that Pacific oil companies would have access to Bolivia's oil (they have a huge ammount of oil), and would be more likely to buy it. The problem with that is that Chile is Bolivia's most hated enemy country, so people flipped and sent him running out of the country. This time around, it's the price of oil in-country. To pacify the left wing politicians, Carlos had introduced a tax hike in gas prices, and it didn't sit well with much of the country, hence the protests that endangered Carlo's term as president.

Overall, the reports on Carlos Mesa gives the idea that he was doing an outstanding job, just not enough to keep the passionate Bolivians from literally fighting for their beliefs in how the country should be run. This isthe same country that had problems over water rights, of all things. Unless drastic changes are made, or a miracle happens, this country will collapse soon....just as when the general civil unrest kept Carlos' predecessor from even living in Bolivia as a child.

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It must be Bush's fault.

Originally posted by Megaquad

It must be Bush's fault.

Don't think so. Heard he liked the guy. Worked hard to keep him in power.

Well very soon he will come and keep company to his predecessor, probably in a nice beach front village somewhere with income from his country.

I guess when the people is an angry is angry and is nothing you can do about it.