Latin America

Lucía Cerna worked as a housekeeper at the José Simeón Cañas Central American University in El Salvador. On Nov. 16, 1989, she witnessed armed soldiers kill six Jesuit priests, a cook and a teenage girl.

'I Miss Them, Always': A Witness Recounts El Salvador's 1989 Jesuit Massacre

11:50am November 16, 2019

by Danny Hajek

Six priests became modern-day martyrs in one of the most high-profile religious crimes in recent Latin American history. A woman who witnessed the incident says the FBI pressured her to stay quiet.

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Remembering The 1989 Massacre Of Jesuits In El Salvador

5:34am November 15, 2019

by Danny Hajek

On Nov. 16, 1989, six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter were killed by a group of U.S.-backed soldiers in El Salvador's capital.

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Turmoil In Bolivia

8:27am November 14, 2019

by Philip Reeves

In Bolivia, backers of the recently ousted president dismiss the new interim president as illegitimate, because she was not approved by congress. She, in turn, vows a return to democracy.

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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.

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Bolivia Must Decide On New Leader After President Flees To Mexico For Asylum

6:09pm November 12, 2019

by Philip Reeves

After weeks of its worst unrest in decades, Bolivia's embattled president fled the country for asylum in Mexico. All designated successors also quit and Congress now must decide on the next leader.

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Economic And Democratic Hopes Fuel Protests In Latin America

11:54am November 12, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda about the resignation of Bolivia's president and the recent wave of protests in Latin America.

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What's Next Now That Bolivia's President Has Resigned?

9:18am November 12, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Linda Farthing, a journalist and researcher based in La Paz, Bolivia, about the resignation of President Evo Morales.

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Senate second Vice President Jeanine Añez as she arrives to Congress in La Paz on Monday. She says she will lead the Senate after its president resigned, which could make her next in line for the presidency.

In Bolivia, A Power Vacuum And Chaos After Morales Resigns As President And Departs

8:47pm November 11, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Morales announced he was leaving for Mexico which has granted him asylum. He calls the protests that led to his departure "a coup," while the opposition makes plans for transition.

Family and friends attend a funeral service on Saturday to remember Christina Langford Johnson, a victim of an ambush that killed nine American women and children on Nov. 4 in Mexico.

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FBI Joins Investigation Into Killing Of 9 Members Of Mormon Family In Mexico

6:35pm November 11, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Major questions remain about the motive and identity of the perpetrators who carried out the horrific slaying on Nov. 4 in the rural state of Sonora, about 70 miles south of Arizona.

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After 14 Years In Power, Bolivia's Morales Resigns Presidency

11:54am November 11, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned amid protests across the country alleging fraud in the election that he declared himself the winner of just three weeks ago.

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