In the coca-growing region where the former Bolivian president got his political start, farmers are loyal to him — and demanding his return.
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How an Unknown Female Senator Came to Replace the Bolivian President Evo Morales
Inside the scramble to fill the power vacuum and name a leader to guide the country out of political chaos.
How an Unknown Female Senator Came to Replace the Bolivian Strongman Evo Morales
Inside the scramble to fill the power vacuum and name a leader to guide the country out of political chaos.
Evo Morales Raises a Fist, but Knows His Presidency is Over
Living, for now, on a Mexican military base, the ousted Bolivian leader says he feels caged in and nostalgic for the country he fled.
As Violence Grips Bolivia, Congress Moves Toward New Elections
At least eight died as the military tried to break a siege of a gasoline plant by supporters of the ousted president, Evo Morales.
In Bolivia, Interim Leader Sets Conservative, Religious Tone
The leader, Jeanine Añez, promised to unify a nation in turmoil. But her initial steps, taking the country rightward and injecting religious themes, risk deepening the divide.
Ethnic Rifts in Bolivia Burst Into View With Fall of Evo Morales
As the country’s first Indigenous president has tumbled from power, Indigenous Bolivians fear the loss of their hard-won political gains, and say a racial backlash has begun.
Bolivia’s Interim Leader Pledges to ‘Reconstruct Democracy’
The leader, Jeanine Añez Chavez, appointed a new cabinet, but backers of the ousted Evo Morales have promised to disrupt the new government.
Bolivia’s Interim Leader Says Nation Must ‘Reconstruct Democracy’ After Morales’s Ouster
The interim president, Jeanine Añez Chavez, was preparing to appoint a cabinet, but backers of the ousted Evo Morales have promised to disrupt the new government.
Mexico, a Haven for Leftists in Exile, Provides Evo Morales With a Landing Spot
Spanish leftists, American socialists and Communists from Central Europe have all found a home in Mexico over the past century and a half.