Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada

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\n \nGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada \nPresident of Bolivia
First term	6 August 1993 to 6 August 1997
– Preceded by	Jaime Paz Zamora
– Succeeded by	Hugo Banzer
Second term	6 August 2002 to 17 October 2003
– Preceded by	Jorge Quiroga
– Succeeded by	Carlos Mesa
Date of birth	July 1, 1930
Place of birth	La Paz
First Lady	Ximena Iturralde
Party	MNR

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bustamante (born July 1, 1930, in the city of La Paz), familiarly known as "Goni", is a former two-term president of Bolivia. He is credited for "shock therapy" (with Jeffrey Sachs) — the extreme measures taken by Bolivia to cut down on rampant hyperinflation caused by excessive government spending. He studied literature and philosophy in the United States, and is sometimes criticized in Bolivia as "El Gringo" — referring to his poor Spanish, highly American upbringing, and pro-US policies. He is a member of the MNR. He obtained 22.46% of the vote in the June 30, 2002 elections. He is uncle of former governor of National Bank of Serbia Kori Udovicki.

Table of contents

1 Gas War & resignation 2 See also 3 External link

Gas War & resignation

\nAn Indio uprising —among them Evo Morales, a Socialist-populist leader and the main opponent to Lozada —brough about a civil uprising known as the Bolivian Gas War to stop Lozada from exporting Bolivia's raw natural gas reserves to Chile. In order to bring an end to the uprising, which seemed to have no end in sight, and had killed over 80 people, Lozada was forced to resign on 17 October 2003. He left Bolivia that day headed for the U.S.

See also

\n*History of Bolivia\n*Politics of Bolivia\n*Bolivia\n*List of presidents of Bolivia

External link

\n* Official web site of the president of Bolivia\n* PBS Commanding Heights interview\nCategory:Bolivian presidents