In 1969, Carlos Mesa was a radio intern at Universo de La Paz, where he made his debut as a journalist. Three years later, he returned to his native La Paz, and joined the Language and Literature Department of the University of San Andres. He entered the department of Political Science in the University of Madrid. In 1971, He studied Literature in Las Universidades Complutense de Madrid. He enrolled in San Estaniis-lao de Kotska in Madrid. He is the son of an architect and an art historian: José de Mesa and Teresa Gisbert. Mesa is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue. In the 2020 election, Mesa lost to Luis Arce, to whom he conceded defeat, without challenging the results of the election and calling the CC coalition to lead the Bolivian opposition. The controversial 2019 election, in which Mesa came second place to President Morales, was annulled after widespread accusations of fraud. Mesa has attempted to be elected president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in his own right, running for the centre-left alliance Civic Community (CC), twice in 20. Īfter his presidency, Mesa was a spokesman for Bolivia in the Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean case in the International Court of Justice, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Mesa resigned on 9 June 2005 amid heavy dissatisfaction with his government and pressure from labor unions, coca activists, members of the Santa Cruz autonomist movement, citizen protest, and the growing MAS-IPSP party, figure-headed by future president Evo Morales.
Mesa's presidency was marked by a continuation of the Bolivian gas crisis and the delicate sociopolitical status it created. The government's repression of said demonstrations eventually lead Mesa to withdraw support for Sánchez de Lozada, whose resignation put Mesa forward as president. Soon after becoming vice president, a wave of protests and strikes shut down Bolivia in a bitter dispute known as the Bolivian Gas War. The winning ticket of Sánchez-Mesa took office 6 August 2002. His widespread recognition prompted the MNR candidate Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to pick him as running mate in the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections. Mesa previously had been a television journalist. He was the 37th Vice President of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003. Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (2002–2003)Ĭomplutense University of Madrid, Universidad Mayor de San AndrésĬarlos Diego Mesa Gisbert (born 12 August 1953) is a Bolivian historian and politician who served as the 63rd President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005.
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