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Bolivia’s Socialist President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Uprising

Emily Zanotti
Bolivia’s Socialist President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Uprising
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Bolivia’s socialist president Evo Morales resigned over the weekend, ending his nearly 15-year iron grip on power in the South American country.

Protesters have been demanding Morales step down for weeks following a disputed election, where Morales claimed victory even though the outcome wasn’t clear, according to Fox News. Disputes over the election and subseqeuent violent demonstrations triggered an international inquiry into whether Morales fixed Bolivia’s vote to keep himself in power.

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