Paz Estenssoro

American  

[pahs es-tens-saw-raw] / ˈpɑs ˌɛs tɛnsˈsɔ rɔ /

noun

1. Victor 1907–2001, Bolivian economist and statesman: president 1952–56, 1960–64, 1985–89.

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Example Sentences

So strong was this belief that the first attempt to exploit lithium commercially, in 1992 – 10 years before the wave of popular uprisings in defence of Bolivia's natural resources which would culminate in the election of Evo Morales – led to a period of protests across the region, and the then government of Jaime Paz Estenssoro was forced to break its contract with the Lithco corporation.

From The Guardian

Now Paz Estenssoro faces a crisis over tin.

From Time Magazine Archive

When more than 5,000 miners marched toward the capital city of La Paz last week to protest present layoffs and future mine closings, Paz Estenssoro responded by declaring a state of siege.

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Paz Estenssoro wants to shut two of the mines and lease most of the rest to worker-run cooperatives.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the civilian government of President Victor Paz Estenssoro stood by, the twelve-member supreme court proved unable to come up with a quorum of judges to reconvene the case.

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