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Mining Bolivia's Past

BOUDIN, CHESA | May 11, 2009 issue

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The article discusses the grassroots political movement that put Bolivian President Evo Morales into power, and the influence behind that movement. The author describes his trip to the mountains in Cerro Rico, Bolivia to understand the grassroots politics of the miners that helped put Morales into office. The article discusses how the U.S. is against Morales's relationship with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

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MORALES, Evo; CHAVEZ Frias, Hugo; MINERS; CERRO Rico (Bolivia); UNITED States; BOLIVIA
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