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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.
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
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