Since the beginning of September, Bolivia is submerged into a social and political controversy that threats the Diplomatic Structure and its Government, especially its president Evo Morales.
After a change in the Constitution being approved by the Parliament , by a referendum, which is said to be favorable to the poorest people of the country to achieve a better life style and better opportunities; the conservative part of society (opponents of the government) reacted besieging an important city on the west of the country, which is very important for the economy and prosperity of it, and keeping some public institutions. This, naturally, started a very violent confrontation between the people who support the Government (who won the election democratically) and the ones that do not –leaving almost 18 deaths.
Besides that, international controversies arose with this situation. As for many people in the Bolivian Government United States of America has been trying and wants to interfere in their sovereignty and national affairs, Morales called the U.S Ambassador Goldberg as a not trustworthy person, and he finally left that country. To response to that, in Washington U.S. president J.W Bush did the same with the Bolivian Ambassador Gustavo Guzmán. Furthermore, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez out of solidarity with Uribe, sent back U.S Ambassador from Venezuela, because of his beliefs against U.S.A and his willing to achieve a Latin America union and independent of ’imperialism’...
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