Evo Morales elected President of Bolivia
2005 · Event
Bolivia elects its first indigenous president, who nationalises gas and reshapes the Andean nation's politics.
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- Spanish Conquest of the Americas (1519)
- Bolivar's liberation of South America (1819)
- Latin American wars of independence (1808)
- Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521)
- Columbian Exchange (1492)
- Haitian Revolution begins (1791)
- Toussaint Louverture issues Haitian constitution (1801)
- Spanish conquest of the Incas (1532)
Around 2005
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- Pop music: the 2000s (2000)
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- Global financial crisis (2007)
- iPhone launched (2007)
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- Iraq War begins (2003)
- Umbrella (Rihanna featuring Jay-Z) (2007)