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Term of office:	June 9, 2005 – present
Preceded by:	Carlos Mesa
Succeeded by:	Incumbent
Date of birth:	March 2, 1956
Place of birth:	Cochabamba
First Lady:	Fanny Elena Arguedas
Political party:	no party affiliation

Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé (born March 2, 1956) is the current president of the transitional government of Bolivia; prior to that appointment he was the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic hurricane season • 2005 Gujarat Flood • 2005 Pacific hurricane season • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert (born August 12, 1953) is the current President of Bolivia, having held the office from October 17, 2003. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: South America geography stubs | Departments of Bolivia ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following table contains a list of the individuals who have served as president of Bolivia. ...

A political crisis caused by popular unrest over the privatization of the natural gas industry led former president Carlos Mesa to offer his resignation to Congress. After Hormando Vaca Diez and Mario Cossío, presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, respectively, declined the post, Rodríguez — as head of the judiciary and fourth in the line of succession — became the country's new president on June 10, 2005. His inauguration was welcomed by protestors, who see Rodríguez as one of the few national figures not involved in previous political troubles. The Bolivia natural gas protests in early 2005 are in many ways a continuation of the 2003 Bolivia Gas War, and some refer to the 2005 protests as a Second Bolivian Gas War. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ... Natural gas rig Natural gas (commonly refered to as gas in many countries) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert (born August 12, 1953) is the current President of Bolivia, having held the office from October 17, 2003. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the capital of La Paz. ... Hormando Vaca Diez (born April 30, 1949) was formerly president of the upper house (Senate) of the Bolivian National Congress. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the capital of La Paz. ... The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Born in Cochabamba in 1956, Rodríguez is a lawyer and holds a master's degree in public administration. He studied law at the Universidad Mayor de San Simón in Cochabamba and obtained his master's degree at Harvard University in the United States. Categories: South America geography stubs | Departments of Bolivia ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

External links

• Official web site of the president of Bolivia
• New Bolivia leader promises poll (BBC News, 10 June 2005)

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See also

• List of presidents of Bolivia
• History of Bolivia
• Politics of Bolivia

The following table contains a list of the individuals who have served as president of Bolivia. ... This is the history of Bolivia. ... Government The 1967 constitution, revised in 1994, provides for balanced executive, legislative, and judicial powers. ...

Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert (born August 12, 1953) is the current President of Bolivia, having held the office from October 17, 2003. ... List of presidents of Bolivia In 1983, a poll was taken by a Bolivian newspaper to determine which seven historical presidents were regarded as most significant: Antonio José de Sucre, Andrés de Santa Cruz, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Mariano Melgarejo, Aniceto Arce, Ismael Montes, and Víctor Paz Estenssoro. ...