Evo Morales

Several Bolivian politicians are shown in a room holding their hands in the air in celebration.

Morales aide claims victory in Bolivia's presidential vote

Evo Morales' party claimed victory in a presidential election that appeared to reject the right-wing policies of the interim government that took power in Bolivia after the leftist leader resigned and fled the country a year ago.

Morales aide claims victory in Bolivia's presidential vote
Eloy Rojas Mamani, right, gestures toward his wife Etelvina Ramos Mamani are shown standing next to each other with Eloy wearing a dark suit and Etelvina wearing a white top.

'October Massacre' victims' trial highlights traumas in Bolivia

'October Massacre' victims' trial highlights traumas in Bolivia
An indigenous woman holding a Wiphala flag carries a kid, in La Paz, Bolivia November 13, 2019.

Bolivia sees backlash against conservative interim leader

Bolivia sees backlash against conservative interim leader
Several people are shown running in the street with one man draped in a Bolivian flag.

'Everything is a mess': Morales' exit convulses Bolivia

'Everything is a mess': Morales' exit convulses Bolivia
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Is Evo Morales leading Bolivia toward dictatorship?

Is Evo Morales leading Bolivia toward dictatorship?
several people are seen demonstrating and holding signs that read "Sea for Bolivia, Sea unit us."

Every year on 'Día Del Mar,' Bolivia celebrates the coastline they lost

Every year on March 23, “Día Del Mar” or "National Day of the Sea," marks the “historical injustice” of the 250-mile Pacific coast that Bolivia lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific.

Every year on 'Día Del Mar,' Bolivia celebrates the coastline they lost
After being elected for a second term, Bolivian re-elect President Evo Morales, accompanied by indigenous leaders, holds the staff of command during an Aymara indigenous ceremony at the ancient Kalasasaya Palace at Tiwanaku, January 21, 2010. The Kalasasa

Bolivia's president wants to use an indigenous calendar, but are his motives genuine?

You thought it was 2016. But in Bolivia, Aymara New Year just rang in 5524. President Evo Morales reaches way back to pre-Columbian times as a way to update his culture.

Bolivia's president wants to use an indigenous calendar, but are his motives genuine?
President Evo Morales holds a news conference at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia on Feb. 22, 2016. Morales asked Bolivians on Monday to wait "calmly" for the official result of Sunday's referendum on whether he should be allowed to run for re-e

Is Bolivia a sign that Latin America's 'pink tide' is turning?

President Evo Morales' bid to remain president for the 20 uninterrupted years failed. Is that a sign that Latin America's leftist "pink tide" is ceasing to flow?

Is Bolivia a sign that Latin America's 'pink tide' is turning?
A chalkboard lists the day's prices for coca - according to the quality of the leaves - in the Villa Fátima legal coca market in La Paz.

Coca is known as the main ingredient in cocaine. But for Bolivia, it's more than that.

When Evo Morales became president of Bolivia in 2006, he set out to, as he put it, claim coca’s rightful place as an indigenous crop, not a controlled substance. Now, the results of his program are reinventing the rules of the game in the War on Drugs.

Coca is known as the main ingredient in cocaine. But for Bolivia, it's more than that.
Each Friday, miners at the Cerro Rico mine worship at shrines of "El Tio," the spirit who they also call th "Devil God of the Mountain."

Go inside 'the mountain that eats men' in Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales is staking his bid for a third term on improving the lot of his poorest citizens. But many of those poor Bolivians work in mines, where conditions are deadly and there's little sign that anything is set to improve.

Go inside 'the mountain that eats men' in Bolivia
President Evo Morales of Bolivia playing in a friendly match in La Paz in 2011

Bolivia's president is going to play professional soccer, and maybe win over a few voters

What if President Obama joined the NBA's Washington Wizards? Obama might want to consider that, after he hears what Bolivian President Evo Morales is up to. Morales has just been offered a contract to play professional soccer in Bolivia's first division.

Bolivia's president is going to play professional soccer, and maybe win over a few voters

Diversion of Bolivia's Presidential Jet Sparks Outrage in Latin America

Bolivia accuses European states of "aggression" after its presidential plane was apparently forced to land and searched for Edward Snowden.

Diversion of Bolivia's Presidential Jet Sparks Outrage in Latin America
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The Tale of Juan Mendoza, Bolivian Hero and Aviator

Our Geo Quiz today involves the conflict that broke out in 1879, involving Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, known as the War of the Pacific. This war that redrew the map of South America also goes by two other unlikely names.

The Tale of Juan Mendoza, Bolivian Hero and Aviator

As Morales pushes for more reforms, Bolivians express frustration

Evo Morales swept into power in Bolivia as the first indigenous president in a nation that counts indigneous people as almost two-thirds of its population. He promised reforms and has followed through, though many say they're not far-reaching enough. Or they're just not buying in at all.

As Morales pushes for more reforms, Bolivians express frustration

Bolivian President's School Reforms Facing Resistence

Bolivian President Evo Morales' efforts to take his revolution into the classroom are meeting with some resistance from the locals.

Bolivian President's School Reforms Facing Resistence