"The analysis by WikiLeaks showed that the United States have supported the separatism in Bolivia. In 2008, the emergencies committee and the US Southern Command were considering the possibility of a coup in Bolivia and assassination of President Evo Morales," the leader said as quoted by Bolivia TV broadcaster.
The documents of the US embassy showed that Washington had allocated millions of dollars for financing separatism in Bolivia, Morales continued.
"According to the e-mails from 2006-2009, the United States Agency for International Development [USAID] had transferred no less than $4 million to the separatist movements of the region comprising the eastern departments of Bolivia known as the Media Luna," the Bolivian leader pointed out.
Morales made his statements during the 30th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the country’s special forces for countering drug trafficking.
In 2008, the authorities of Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando, and Tarija departments, which make up the Media Luna region, carried out referendums during which the majority of local residents supported the creation of wide-ranging economic and political autonomy. Central government authorities subsequently declared the referendums' results unconstitutional and held a vote of confidence in Morales. Over 67 percent of the voters supported the president’s policies.
