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Article: BOLIVIA: GOVERNMENT TROOPS AND PRO-AUTONOMY GROUPS BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF BOLIVIA'S MAIN AIRPORT IN SANTA CRUZ.
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- NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
- Article date:
- November 16, 2007
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A struggle regarding the management of Bolivia's principal airport has pitted the government of Bolivian President Evo Morales against pro-autonomy groups led by local authorities in the eastern department of Santa Cruz. In October, federal troops tried to retake control of the Viru Viru airport in the departmental capital city of Santa Cruz after autonomist protesters seized control of the facility. Morales' government accused local aviation administrators of corruption and charging airlines fees that rightfully belonged to the federal government while local officials accused Morales of using Venezuelan troops to suppress the demonstrators. Following the struggle to ...
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