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PHOTOS: How this Bolivian all-female skate crew is celebrating their indigenous roots

1:59pm April 17, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

The young women skateboard while wearing polleras, colorful, layered skirts worn by their country's indigenous Aymara and Quechua women. They want to show girls and women it's OK to be themselves.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales (middle) greets supporters during a welcoming ceremony after he crossed the border from Argentina after one year in exile on Monday, in Villazón, Bolivia.

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Evo Morales Makes Triumphant Return To Bolivia

3:35pm November 09, 2020

by Philip Reeves

The former president crossed the border from Argentina and was welcomed by a large group of supporters, just a day after his former economy minister, Luis Arce, was sworn in as president.

Bolivian presidential candidate Luis Arce (center) and running mate David Choquehuanca (second right) celebrate during a news conference Monday in La Paz, Bolivia.

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Ally Of Socialist Evo Morales On Track To Win Bolivia's Election As Rival Concedes

4:41pm October 19, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Luis Arce, a candidate handpicked by former President Evo Morales, is expected to be confirmed as the winner in the country's most important presidential election in a generation.

Demonstrators block roads to protest the postponement of presidential elections in El Alto, Bolivia.

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'We Can't Stand It Anymore': Bolivian Protesters Demand Quick Elections

3:46pm August 11, 2020

by Philip Reeves

"Many of us know the risk [voting] entails because of the pandemic," a protester says, "but we want to hold elections." The vote, postponed twice due to the virus, is now set to take place on Oct. 18.

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Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez is pictured before donating blood at the presidential palace in La Paz last month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bolivian President Tests Positive For Coronavirus

8:21pm July 09, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The announcement from the country's interim president, Jeanine Áñez, comes just days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he had contracted COVID-19.

Armed Special Forces soldiers of the Salvadoran Army, following orders of President Nayib Bukele, enter El Salvador's congress during a vote on a security bill on Feb. 9.

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Latin America's Militaries Emerge As Power Brokers, Riot Police And Border Forces

12:19pm February 24, 2020

by John Otis

El Salvador's troops deployed in congress. Bolivia's army advised the president to step down. Brazil's leader surrounds himself with top brass. The armed forces have made a comeback across the region.

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Bolivia's former president, Evo Morales, speaks at the Mexican Journalists Club, in Mexico City, on Nov. 27.

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Opinion: O, How Bolivia's Mighty Morales Has Fallen

4:54pm December 03, 2019

by Raúl Peñaranda

He was a giant of the last half-century in the South American country. But even if he tries to run again in the future, he'll never be the titan he once was, writes Bolivian journalist Raúl Peñaranda.

President Evo Morales at the inauguration of new buildings in a housing project in 2016. The indigenous Aymara artist Roberto Mamani Mamani painted murals over a building facade.

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How Evo Morales Made Bolivia A Better Place ... Before He Was Forced To Flee

6:30pm November 26, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

After a controversial reelection in October, the Bolivian leader has sought asylum in Mexico. But despite the turmoil, there is another perspective on the nearly 14 years he held office.

Mourners lament the deaths of young men at a funeral in El Alto, Bolivia, on Wednesday. The men were shot outside a major fuel plant in an operation by Bolivian security forces to clear a blockade that has caused fuel shortages in La Paz.

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At Least 6 Killed As Political Turmoil Continues In Bolivia

5:18pm November 20, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Ex-President Evo Morales continues to influence politics from exile in Mexico City as the interim president moves toward new elections. The death toll has risen to 30 in the post-election violence.

Jeanine Áñez, dressed in a presidential sash, addresses a crowd outside the president's residence in La Paz, Bolivia. The opposition politician declared herself interim president of the country Tuesday.

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Evo Morales Condemns 'Coup' After Lawmaker Assumes Bolivia's Interim Presidency

4:54pm November 13, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Days after his resignation, the former Bolivian leader condemned Jeanine Áñez, who has stepped into the country's power vacuum. Áñez has promised new elections after last month's controversial vote.