Photo Gallery Bolivia Celebrates Gas Industry Nationalization

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday announced that he was nationalizing the country's energy resources. Despite international criticism, the country erupted in celebration.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales reads the "Supreme Decree" that nationalizes the country's hydrocarbons. The image shows Morales at the San Alberto well in Tarija, Bolivia on Monday.

Foto: DPA
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Supporters of Bolivia's President Evo Morales listen to his speech in La Paz on Monday after he ordered the military to occupy the country's natural gas fields.

Foto: REUTERS
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A Bolivian soldier holds up the national flag atop the San Alberto gas plant in the state of Tarija.

Foto: REUTERS
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Bolivian riot police guard the headquarters of Spanish oil company Repsol YPF moments after Bolivian President Evo Morales decreed the nationalization of the country's natural gas industry.

Foto: REUTERS
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Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks from the presidential palace balcony while Energy Minister Andres Soliz looks on.

Foto: REUTERS
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A television image showing Morales announcing the nationalization of the country's natural gas fields.

Foto: AFP
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Soldiers guard the Gualberto Villarroel refinery, operated by Brazilian oil company Petrobras, in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Foto: AP
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People celebrate after President Evo Morales nationalized Bolivia's natural gas industry at the Murillo plaza in front of the government palace in La Paz.

Foto: AP