Tensions Rising: Radical Autonomists Don't Want "Ignorant Indian" to Govern

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Radical Autonomists Don't Want an "Ignorant Indian" to Govern

Bolpress

Translation: Machetera

The political discourse is becoming more strident and dialogue further away as the May 4th referendum on autonomy in Santa Cruz approaches. Leaders of the Union Juvenil Cruceñista (Union of Santa Cruzeña Youth) promise to fight for autonomy with their lives and publicly repudiate the idea that an "ignorant Indian" should govern the country. Social leaders in the highlands call for armed confrontation with the separatist bourgeoisie, and the initiation of revolution.

All indications are that neither the Organization of American States (OAS) nor the Catholic church will be able to achieve a political negotiation before the Cruceño referendum within 6 days. Pablo Mamani, Oscar Olivera and Eugenio Rojas, mayor of Achacachi and leader of the "Red Ponchos," along with other representatives from the Coordinated Social Movements of Cochabamba called for Bolivians to take up arms and begin a social revolution starting on May 4th. These sectors decided not to heed President Evo Morales' call, when he asked that the social organizations not mobilize against the referendum in Santa Cruz.

FULL ARTICLE:
http://machetera.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/tensions-rising-in-santa-cruz-bolivia/#more-205