Enero 22, 2005
Nación Aymara
Felipe Quispe a.k.a. El Mallku announced that if Santa Cruz declares itself autonomous, then he will form his own nation and Bolivia "will have three Presidents".
El líder de los indígenas aymaras de Bolivia, Felipe Quispe, advirtió hoy que si la provincia de Santa Cruz se independiza, la población aymará formará su propia nación y Bolivia tendrá tres presidentes.
"Nosotros también vamos a convocar a toda la población de la nación aymara ante la decisión de Santa Cruz de declararse autónomo", señaló Quispe en declaraciones desde La Paz a una radio de Perú..
Plus, unsubstantiated rumors posted on Indymedia claim that Goni and Carlos Sanchez Berzain are plotting in Santa Cruz.
Posted by eduardo at Enero 22, 2005 08:26 PM
Comments
I seriously doubt Goni and/or Berzain are in Santa Cruz, let alone plotting. I think, rather, this is the sort of thing Goni warned about before stepping down, that the country was possibly headed towards suicide.
I was wondering when we'd hear more about Aymara secession from Quispe; it's certainly been a while. I've often wondered whether the NGO/anthro-inspired dreams of a re-created kollasuyo would ever be realized. I myself am curious to see just what it would look like (some weird mix of Iran & North Korea, I bet, but that's just me).
Posted by: Miguel Centellas at Enero 22, 2005 10:20 PM
It would be the poorest "country" in the world. What would they live off of?
Who knows if Goni or Sanchez Berzain are back in Bolivia? But it's hard to think that they are just sitting back and watching all of this go down.
Posted by: eduardo at Enero 23, 2005 11:50 PM