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Jeanine Áñez
Jeanine Áñez Chávez (; born 13 June 1967) is a Bolivian lawyer, politician, and television presenter who served as the 66th president of Bolivia from 2019 to 2020. A former member of the Social Democratic Movement, she previously served two terms as senator for Beni from 2015 to 2019 on behalf of the Democratic Unity coalition and from 2010 to 2014 on behalf of the National Convergence alliance. During this time, she served as second vice president of the Senate from 2015 to 2016 and in 2019 and, briefly, was president of the Senate, also in 2019. Before that, she served as a uninominal member of the Constituent Assembly from Beni, representing circumscription 61 from 2006 to 2007 on behalf of the Social Democratic Power alliance. Born in San Joaquín, Beni, Áñez graduated as a lawyer from the José Ballivián Autonomous University, then worked in television journalism. An early advocate of departmental autonomy, in 2006, she was invited by the Social Democratic Powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Áñez
Áñez is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexi Áñez (born 1990), Bolivian female footballer *Carlos Áñez (born 1995), Bolivian footballer *Jeanine Áñez (born 1967), Bolivian politician and lawyer *Óscar Añez, Óscar Áñez (born 1990), Bolivian footballer {{surname Spanish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Joaquín, Bolivia
San Joaquín is a small agricultural town in the Beni Department in the Bolivian lowlands. It is served by San Joaquín Airport. History The Jesuit mission of San Joaquín was founded in 1709.. Baure Indians resided at the mission. Languages Camba Spanish is the primary vernacular lingua franca spoken in the town. The Joaquiniano dialect of Baure is also spoken in San Joaquín. Location San Joaquín is the administrative capital of Mamoré Province and is at an elevation of 142 m above sea level. It is just west of the Machupo River, a tributary of the Iténez River. San Joaquín is north of Trinidad, the department's capital. Geography San Joaquín is located in the Moxos Plains (''Llanos de Moxos''), at 100,000 km² one of the greatest wetlands of the Earth. Main vegetation in the area of San Joaquín is the tropical savanna. Climate The yearly precipitation of the region is 1,800 mm, with a distinct dry season from May to September. Monthly aver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Power
The Social Democratic Power ( es, Poder Democrático Social, PODEMOS) was a Bolivian political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ... based on pro-business goals. References {{Authority control Conservative parties in Bolivia Defunct political parties in Bolivia Nationalist parties in Bolivia Bolivian nationalism National conservative parties Right-wing parties in South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-member District
A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. Single-member districts are also sometimes called single-winner voting, winner-takes-all, or single-member constituencies. A number of electoral systems use single-member districts, including plurality voting (first-past-the-post), two-round systems, instant-runoff voting (IRV), approval voting, range voting, Borda count, and Condorcet methods (such as the Minimax Condorcet, Schulze method, and Ranked Pairs). Of these, plurality and runoff voting are the most common. In some countries, such as Australia and India, members of the lower house of parliament are elected from single-member districts; and members of the upper house are elected from multi-member districts. In some other countries like Singapore, members of parliament can be elected from both single-member districts as well as multi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan Progress For Bolivia – National Convergence
Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence ( Spanish: ''Plan Progreso para Bolivia–Convergencia Nacional''; acronym: PPB-CN) was a coalition that was Bolivia's largest national opposition political party following the 2009 general elections. PPB-CN is a Bolivian political alliance of the right-wing formed in advance of the 2009 elections. The alliance was created at a meeting in La Paz's Zona Sur on 4 September 2009 by New Republican Force represented by Manfred Reyes Villa, Plan Progress for Bolivia (''Plan Progreso para Bolivia''; PPB), represented by José Luis Paredes, the former prefect of La Paz department; Autonomy for Bolivia (''Autonomía Para Bolivia''; APB) led by Luis Alberto Serrate Middagh; Peoples Party (''Partido Popular''; PP) led by Pablo Nicolás Camacho Bedregal; and the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (''Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario''; MNR), led by Guillermo Bedregal Gutiérrez. However, the alliance did not continue to function in Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Unity
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Democratic Unity (Spanish: ''Unidad Demócrata''; UD) was a center-left to center-right electoral and political coalition in Bolivia, formed on 17 June 2014 by the National Unity Front and the Social Democratic Movement to contest the 2014 general elections. References 2014 establishments in Bolivia 2020 disestablishments in Bolivia Defunct political parties in Bolivia Political parties established in 2014 Political parties disestablished in 2020 Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Bolivia
The president of Bolivia ( es, Presidente de Bolivia), officially known as the president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia ( es, Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia and the captain general of the Armed Forces of Bolivia. According to the Bolivian Constitution, the president is elected by popular vote to a five-year term with no limit on the number of terms a president may serve. If no candidate wins a majority (defined as either more than 50%, or alternatively at least 40% and at least 10% more than the second-place candidate), the top two candidates advance to a runoff election. Luis Arce is the 67th and incumbent president of Bolivia. He assumed office on 8 November 2020. Constitutional history Establishment On 6 August 1825, the Republic of Bolivia declared its independence and proclaimed Simón Bolívar head of state. While it is certainly true that Bolívar was the official ruler of the country s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Bolivia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bolivia on 10 March 2020, when its first two cases were confirmed in the departments of Oruro and Santa Cruz. On 12 March, Bolivia suspended all public school sessions until 31 March, as well as all commercial flights to and from Europe indefinitely. They also prohibited large-scale public gatherings of more than 1,000 people. Background On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. Timeline On 12 March, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El País'' is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and '' ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. ''El País'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History ''El País'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miraflores Women's Penitentiary Center
The Miraflores Women's Penitentiary Center ( es, Centro Penitenciario Femenino de Miraflores) is a women's prison in the Miraflores district of La Paz, Bolivia. The facility is a high security prison nominally created to hold forty inmates, although it holds many more, with some incarcerated women housing children with them. British anthropologist Alison Spedding—who was incarcerated there for some time—described conditions at the prison as spartan, overseen by staff of both sexes wearing military uniform, but that illegal drugs were less available than at other prisons. Former Bolivian president Jeanine Áñez was held in preventive detention there from 2021 to 2022. She has claimed to have suffered torture and abuse in the prison. Following the imposition of a ten-year prison sentence, she is to serve the rest of her prison term there. Other inmates have complained about what they see as privileged treatment for Áñez, seeking equal treatment for themselves. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Other Processes
Other often refers to: * Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy Other or The Other may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack * ''The Other'' (1930 film), a German film directed by Robert Wiene * ''The Other'' (1972 film), an American film directed by Robert Mulligan * ''The Other'' (1999 film), a French-Egyptian film directed by Youssef Chahine * ''The Other'' (2007 film), an Argentine-French-German film by Ariel Rotter * The Other (''Doctor Who''), a fictional character in ''Doctor Who'' * The Other (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Literature * '' Other: British and Irish Poetry since 1970'', a 1999 poetry anthology * ''The Other'' (Applegate novel), a 2000 ''Animorphs'' novel by K.A. Applegate * ''The Other'' (Tryon novel), a 1971 horror novel by Tom Tryon * "The Other" (short story), a 1972 short story by Jorge Luis Borges * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Página Siete
''Página Siete'' is a daily newspaper published in La Paz, Bolivia. It was founded on 24 April 2010. Página Siete focuses on politics and economics, but it also has social and culture sections. The government of Evo Morales Juan Evo Morales Ayma (; born 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero activist who served as the 65th president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. Widely regarded as the country's first president to c ... made several complaints against Página Siete, leading to accusations of censorship of the press. In 2013, the then director, Raúl Peñaranda, resigned, citing the continuing attacks from the government, stating "The Government is resuming a cowardly attack on Página Siete, a low attack, a vile attack on us because we are an independent newspaper". References 2010 establishments in Bolivia Mass media in La Paz Newspapers published in Bolivia Newspapers established in 2010 Spanish-language newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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