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'''Evo Morales''' (b. 1959) is the president of [[Bolivia]].  He is Bolivia's first indigenous president, and the leader of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party.

'''Evo Morales''' (b. 1959) is the president of [[Bolivia]].  He is Bolivia's first indigenous president, and the leader of the Movement for Socialism ([[Spanish]] acronym MAS, for ''Movimiento al Socialismo'') party.

In Dec. 2009 Morales won a second term by a

In December 2009 Morales won a second term by a landslide, with 64% of the vote,<ref>http://www.cne.org.bo/PadronBiometrico/COMUNICACION/ACTADECOMPUTONACIONALGENERALES2009.pdf</ref> while MAS won a two-thirds majority in Congress. This result will allow him to implement a new constitution granting new rights to indigenous peoples and to strengthen state control over the economy, which conservatives have denounced as socialism similar to that of [[Hugo Chavez]] in [[Venezuela]].<ref> see [http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_ID=15065929 '"Economist'' report]</ref>

landslide, with 61% of the vote; his Movement to Socialism party won a two-thirds majority in Congress. The result will allow him to implement a new constitution granting new rights to indigenous peoples and to strengthen state control over the economy, which conservatives have denounced as socialism similar to that of Chavez in [[Venezuela]].<ref> see [http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_ID=15065929 '"Economist'' report]</ref>

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