Chaos convulses Bolivia amid power vacuum
Vice-president and many political allies of Bolivia’s first indigenous president step down
11 November 2019 - 18:31
La Paz — Looting, fighting and roadblocks convulsed Bolivia on Monday after President Evo Morales’s resignation ended his 14-year rule and created a power vacuum following weeks of violent protests.
The departure of Bolivia’s first indigenous president, who was the last survivor of a wave of leftist leaders in Latin America from two decades ago, came on Sunday when the military abandoned him amid unrest over his disputed October 20 re-election...
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