5/07/2008

Santa Cruz Divided: Report from the Streets on Referendum Day in Bolivia



On Sunday, May 4, 2008 Bolivia’s Department (state) of Santa Cruz held a referendum over a set of Autonomy Statutes that, if enforced, would increase power for the department’s Prefect (governor) at the expense of the central government. The months leading up to the vote were replete with controversy. Read more here


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