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Bolivian crowds cheer Tupak Katari satellite launch
Bolivian crowds cheer Tupak Katari satellite launch
20 December 2013 Last updated at 17:41 ET
People in Bolivia have been celebrating the launch of the country's first telecommunications satellite.
Cheering crowds gathered in front of big television screens in La Paz to watch the rocket carrying the satellite blast off from a base in China.
The satellite is named Tupak Katari, after an indigenous hero who fought Spanish colonial rule.
Bolivia is one of the last countries in South America to have its own satellite.
President Evo Morales, who was in China for the launch, said it would end Bolivia's dependence on foreign powers for its communications.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25471206
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