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| − | '''Evo Morales''' is the | + | '''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. |
| − | In Dec. 2009 | + | In Dec. 2009 Morales won a second term by a |
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> | 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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[[Category:Heads of State]] | [[Category:Heads of State]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:20, December 10, 2009
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.
In Dec. 2009 Morales won a second term by a 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.[1]
References
- ↑ see '"Economist report