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Evo Morales

b. 1959 · 20th century

Evo Morales is a Bolivian coca growers' leader of Aymara origin who became the country's first indigenous president in 2006. Leading the Movement for Socialism, he nationalised the gas industry, cut poverty and introduced the 2009 constitution that renamed the country the Plurinational State of Bolivia. He resigned and left the country in 2019 amid protests over a disputed election.

Evo Morales
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Evo Morales. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/evo-morales
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