Carlos Mesa Quotes


I will not be able to rule without you. You and I have the same responsibility. I do, as Bolivia's number one servant. Servant - one who serves the nation, not one whom the nation serves.


Citations

Mesa, Carlos. "Inaugural Address to Congress." BBC Monitoring Americas, British Broadcasting Corporation, 19 Oct. 2003, p. 1.

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Carlos Mesa
Carlos Mesa
  • Born: August 12, 1953
  • Nationality: Bolivian
  • Profession: Statesman

Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert is a Bolivian historian and politician who served as the 63rd President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005. He was the 37th Vice President of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003. Mesa previously had been a television journalist. His widespread recognition prompted the MNR candidate Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to pick him as running mate in the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections.