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1988 |
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Bolivia's population reached 6.9 million. | 1 |
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1989, Aug. 5 |
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After presidential elections produced no clear victor, Hugo Banzer made a deal to allow Jaime Paz Zamora of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) to assume the presidency. Paz Zamora maintained neoliberal policies, closing down public enterprises. | 2 |
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1990, Sept. 22 |
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The government reached an agreement with Indian groups to stop deforestation in indigenous areas, following a six-week, 400-mile march by 500 protesters. | 3 |
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1992, June 10 |
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Paz Zamora privatized 66 state-owned companies. | 4 |
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Nov. 13 |
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Bolivia signed a free trade agreement with Peru, eliminating tariffs on 6,000 items. | 5 |
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