2015 Event During his visit to Bolivia, Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for the Catholic Church for its offenses against the indigenous population of the American continent during the conquest by European powers 2013 Event Bolivia's Tupac Katari is successfully launched from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center 2013 Event The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, asserts he will have the International Court of Justice in The Hague solve the border dispute between Bolivia and Chile 2005 Event Bolivia elects leftist Evo Morales president 1996 Death Hernan Siles Zuazo, President of Bolivia (1956-60, 1982-85), dies at 82 1996 Death Walter Guevara Arze, provisional president of Bolivia (1979), dies 1994 Event 1994 World Cup soccer match begin, Germany vs Bolivia in Chicago 1994 Event 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia 1989 Event Jaime Paz Zamora inaugurated as president of Bolivia 1988 Event Secretary of State Shultz narrowly escapes assassin attempt in Bolivia 1986 Event Bolivia president Victor Paz Estensoro calls state of siege 1984 Event Failed coup by cocaine growers in Bolivia 1983 Event Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia 1983 Event Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia 1982 Event Hernan Siles Zuazo installed as president of Bolivia 1982 Event Hernan Siles Zuazo appointed president of Bolivia 1979 Event Bolivia military coup under General Busch, President Guevara flees 1978 Event Bolivia military coup under general Juan Pereda, President Hugo Banzer flees 1978 Birthday Helga Bauer Salas, Miss Bolivia Universe 1997 1971 Event Bolivia passes death penalty for political kidnapping 1970 Event French author Regis Debray freed in Bolivia 1969 Event Bolivia military coup under general Ovando Candia 1967 Event French author Regis Debray sentenced to 30 years in Bolivia 1967 Death Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-born guerrilla, executed in Bolivia 1967 Event French author Regis Debray caught in Bolivia 1967 Event Bolivia adopts its constitution 1959 Event Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails 1952 Event Popular uprising in Bolivia 1943 Event Military coup in Bolivia 1941 Birthday Jaime Laredo, born in Bolivia, violinist, Qn Elisabeth of Belgium prize 1959 1935 Event Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay ends 1935 Event Weapons pact ends 3 year war of Gran Chaco, Bolivia vs Paraguay 1933 Event Bolivia and Paraguay sign weapon cease fire 1933 Event Paraguay declares war on Bolivia 1929 Event Chile, Peru and Bolivia sign accord about Tacna-Arica-area 1910 Event Germany and Bolivia ends commerce/friendship treaty 1909 Birthday Kenneth W. Howell, English Anglican bishop, Chile/Bolivia/Peru 1836 Event Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru 1825 Event Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) 1548 Event La Paz, Bolivia is founded
