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Bolivia in 2006

Historical records for Bolivia in 2006, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
3Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

January

22 January 2006ElectionEduardo Rodriguez Veltze

Government / Government of Bolivia

Rodriguez Veltze transfers presidential authority to Evo Morales after the 2005 election.

22 January 2006President of BoliviaJuan Evo Morales Ayma

Government / Government of Bolivia

Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia.

May

1 May 2006Gas NationalizationJuan Evo Morales Ayma

San Alberto · Economy / Hydrocarbons Nationalization

Morales announces nationalization of the hydrocarbons sector

1 May 2006NationalizationEvo Morales

San Alberto · Economy / Gas Industry

Announces nationalization of the hydrocarbons sector and orders troops to occupy gas installations

1 May 2006Nationalization of HydrocarbonsJuan Evo Morales Ayma

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Morales decrees state control over Bolivia's hydrocarbon resources and production.

August

6 August 2006Constituent AssemblyJuan Evo Morales Ayma

Sucre · Government / Government of Bolivia

Morales inaugurates the Constituent Assembly charged with drafting a new constitution.

Other Events

2006Missile Transfer InvestigationEduardo Rodriguez Veltze

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Rodriguez Veltze faces investigation over the transfer of Bolivian missiles to the United States.

Names involved

Eduardo Rodriguez VeltzeEvo MoralesJuan Evo Morales Ayma

Places involved

La PazSan AlbertoSucre

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.