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The current Constitution of Bolivia (Spanish: Constitución Política del Estado; English Political Constitution of the State) came into effect on 7 February 2009 when it was promulgated by President Evo Morales, [1] [2] after being approved in a referendum with 90.24% participation. The referendum was held on 25 January 2009, with the ...
Bolivia's constitution was again reformed in 1944 during the presidency of Colonel Gualberto Villarroel López (1943–46), another populist reformer. The principal changes included suffrage rights for women, but only in municipal elections, and the establishment of presidential and vice presidential terms of six years without immediate reelection.
Sánchez de Lozada [250] 172 Yerko Kukoc del Carpio MNR: Agr. 19 February 2003 – 17 October 2003 240 205 2 [251] Office vacant 17 October 2003 – 19 October 2003: 2 – – Mesa: 173 Government Alfonso Ferrufino: MBL: Soc. 19 October 2003 – 17 August 2004 303 206 1 [252] 207 2 [253] 174 Saúl Lara Torrico: MBL: Law. 17 August 2004 – 9 ...
Bolivian nationality law is regulated by the 2009 Constitution.This statute determines who is, or is eligible to be, a citizen of Bolivia. [1] The legal means to acquire nationality and formal membership in a nation differ from the relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship.
In 1892, the mining laws of Bolivia consisted of the Ley de mineria (Mining Law) promulgated on the 13 October 1880, and the Reglamento de la ley de mineria (Rules for the application of the Mining Law) made on the 28 October 1882. The International Bureau of the American Republics said that the "provisions of the Ley de mineria are simple and ...
Bolivia, [c] officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, [d] is a landlocked country located in central South America.The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities.
Judiciary Council (Spanish: Consejo de la Magistratura) — oversees the conduct of courts and judges, including misconduct and ethical violations; District Courts (one in each department) Provincial and local courts; In October 2011, Bolivia held its first judicial elections to choose members of the national courts by popular vote. Twenty ...
The Ministry of the Presidency (Spanish: Ministerio de la Presidencia) is the department of the Government of Bolivia that provides support to the presidential administration by coordinating its political-administrative actions with the different ministries as well as the legislative, judicial, and electoral branches of government in addition to social sectors and cooperatives.