Bolivia Background

Background: Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. Current goals include attracting foreign investment, strengthening the educational system, resolving disputes with coca growers over Bolivia's counterdrug efforts, and waging an anticorruption campaign.



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Areas in Bolivia: Beni Department | Chuquisaca Department | Cochabamba Department | La Paz Department | Oruro Department | Pando Department | Potosí Department | Santa Cruz Department | Tarija Department {#[blogfeed]#}{#[photos]#}