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[[File:Jeanine Áñez.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Jeanine Áñez, with the [[Holy Bible]] during her first day of presidency.]]

[[File:Jeanine Áñez.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Jeanine Áñez, with the [[Holy Bible]] during her first day of presidency.]]

'''Jeanine Áñez''' (Trinidad, 13 August 1967) is the current interim President of [[Bolivia]] since the resignation of the [[socialist]] [[Evo Morales]].

'''Jeanine Áñez''' (Trinidad, 13 August 1967) was the interim President of [[Bolivia]] since the resignation of the [[socialist]] [[Evo Morales]].

She is strongly [[conservative]] and right-wing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/world/americas/bolivia-anez-morales.html|title=In Bolivia, Interim Leader Sets Conservative, Religious Tone|publisher= The New York Times|date=November 26 2019}}</ref> During her first day in office she took a [[Bible]] to the presidential office in a sign of God returning to the government after the previous one only venerated Indigenous gods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-50425098|title=Renuncia de Evo Morales: 4 símbolos con los que la presidenta en funciones de Bolivia quiere diferenciarse del gobierno de Morales|date=November 14, 2019|publisher=BBC World|language=es}}</ref><ref>Massaro, Chris (November 16, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/bolivia-polarizing-western-hemisphere-ideological-lines Bolivia change of power polarizes Western hemisphere along 'tired, ideological lines']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 17, 2019.</ref><ref>Otis, John (December 13, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/bolivias-accidental-leader-tries-to-fend-off-evo-morales-set-new-vote-11576195895 Bolivia’s Accidental Leader Tries to Fend Off Evo Morales, Set New Vote]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 13, 2019.</ref>

She is strongly [[conservative]] and right-wing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/world/americas/bolivia-anez-morales.html|title=In Bolivia, Interim Leader Sets Conservative, Religious Tone|publisher= The New York Times|date=November 26 2019}}</ref> During her first day in office she took a [[Bible]] to the presidential office in a sign of God returning to the government after the previous one only venerated Indigenous gods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-50425098|title=Renuncia de Evo Morales: 4 símbolos con los que la presidenta en funciones de Bolivia quiere diferenciarse del gobierno de Morales|date=November 14, 2019|publisher=BBC World|language=es}}</ref><ref>Massaro, Chris (November 16, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/bolivia-polarizing-western-hemisphere-ideological-lines Bolivia change of power polarizes Western hemisphere along 'tired, ideological lines']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 17, 2019.</ref><ref>Otis, John (December 13, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/bolivias-accidental-leader-tries-to-fend-off-evo-morales-set-new-vote-11576195895 Bolivia’s Accidental Leader Tries to Fend Off Evo Morales, Set New Vote]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 13, 2019.</ref>

Áñez gave more power to the military to control the situation in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/mundo/bolivia-decreto-jeanine-anez-quitarle-responsabilidad-penal-fuerzas-armadas-protestas_0_AwNOgZKd.html|title=Bolivia: el decreto de Jeanine Áñez para quitarle la “responsabilidad penal” a las Fuerzas Armadas ante las protestas|publisher=Clarin|language=es|date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The world’s as divided about Bolivia’s alleged coup as Bolivians themselves|url=https://qz.com/1748281/experts-are-divided-on-evo-morales-and-bolivias-alleged-coup/|publisher=Quartz|date=November 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/bolivia-anez-celebrates-militarys-209th-anniversary/1646402|title=Bolivia: Anez celebrates military's 209th anniversary|date=November 15, 2019|publisher=AA}}</ref> She also shifted Bolivia's domestic and foreign policies in a strongly conservative direction.<ref>Machicao, Monica (December 6, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-politics-security/bolivian-minister-seeks-israel-help-in-fighting-alleged-leftist-terrorism-idUSKBN1YA28V Bolivian minister seeks Israel help in fighting alleged leftist 'terrorism']. ''Reuters''. Retrieved December 6, 2019.</ref> She also deported several Venezuelan and Cuban citizens in Bolivia.<ref>Peña, Jason (December 5, 2019). [https://cis.org/Pena/New-Bolivian-Government-Deports-Hundreds-Cubans-and-Venezuelans New Bolivian Government Deports Hundreds of Cubans and Venezuelans]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved December 6, 2019.</ref>

Áñez gave more power to the military to control the situation in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/mundo/bolivia-decreto-jeanine-anez-quitarle-responsabilidad-penal-fuerzas-armadas-protestas_0_AwNOgZKd.html|title=Bolivia: el decreto de Jeanine Áñez para quitarle la “responsabilidad penal” a las Fuerzas Armadas ante las protestas|publisher=Clarin|language=es|date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The world’s as divided about Bolivia’s alleged coup as Bolivians themselves|url=https://qz.com/1748281/experts-are-divided-on-evo-morales-and-bolivias-alleged-coup/|publisher=Quartz|date=November 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/bolivia-anez-celebrates-militarys-209th-anniversary/1646402|title=Bolivia: Anez celebrates military's 209th anniversary|date=November 15, 2019|publisher=AA}}</ref> She also shifted Bolivia's domestic and foreign policies in a strongly conservative direction.<ref>Machicao, Monica (December 6, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-politics-security/bolivian-minister-seeks-israel-help-in-fighting-alleged-leftist-terrorism-idUSKBN1YA28V Bolivian minister seeks Israel help in fighting alleged leftist 'terrorism']. ''Reuters''. Retrieved December 6, 2019.</ref> She also deported several Venezuelan and Cuban citizens in Bolivia.<ref>Peña, Jason (December 5, 2019). [https://cis.org/Pena/New-Bolivian-Government-Deports-Hundreds-Cubans-and-Venezuelans New Bolivian Government Deports Hundreds of Cubans and Venezuelans]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved December 6, 2019.</ref>

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