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| + | '''Evo Morales''' is the former [[President of Bolivia]], one of the longest serving leaders in [[Latin America]] and [[Bolivia]]'s first indigenous leader. | ||
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| + | After a controversial decision by the constitutional court to scrap presidential term limits, Evo Morales ran for a fourth consecutive term in office in October 2019. | ||
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| + | But the result of the presidential election was disputed, and his main rival, [[Carlos Mesa]], cried foul - leading to weeks of unrest across [[Bolivia]]. Eventually international election monitors called for the result to be annulled - and on 10 November 2019, Evo Morales delivered a televised statement announcing his resignation.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12166905 "Evo Morales: Bolivian leader's turbulent presidency"]''</ref> | ||
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| Born | Juan Evo Morales Ayma 1959-10-26 Isallawi, Bolivia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Indigenous Andean religion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Dionisio Morales Choque María Ayma Mamani | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Eva Liz Álvaro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Movement for Socialism | ||||||||||||||||||
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Evo Morales is the former President of Bolivia, one of the longest serving leaders in Latin America and Bolivia's first indigenous leader.
After a controversial decision by the constitutional court to scrap presidential term limits, Evo Morales ran for a fourth consecutive term in office in October 2019.
But the result of the presidential election was disputed, and his main rival, Carlos Mesa, cried foul - leading to weeks of unrest across Bolivia. Eventually international election monitors called for the result to be annulled - and on 10 November 2019, Evo Morales delivered a televised statement announcing his resignation.[1]
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