Former President of Bolivia Evo Morales waves during an event in Mexico City on Nov. 13
of the regular overthrows of governments beginning in the 1930s and well into the 70s, particularly of left-wing leaders — how you see what has happened to him is often dependent on your own political ideology. On the left, he’s seen as the victim of a putsch; on the right, his downfall is taken as evidence of democracy trumping authoritarianism on the continent. From Sen.
Pressure built on Morales. Last week, police in the capital, La Paz, joined anti-government protesters, and several institutions, including the head of the armed forces, “Shortly after, Morales did. With demonstrations and looting spreading, he accepted Mexico’s offer of asylum and went into hiding while he awaited the arrival of an official Mexican plane to extract him.
Mexico has a long tradition of offering asylum to left-wing exiles, including Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky, but some questioned why Morales was quickly granted protection while thousands of other asylum-seekers have been deported in recent months. “There’s been a shift to the far right” among the opposition, said Ledebur, adding that the anti-Morales protests have taken “a racist, classist tinge.”
No they aren't. This isn't a joke This is Genocide finance & forced by Europe & the United States People's lives aren't a intellectual game, first world countries forced a racist nazi that openly had said she wants to kill indigenous people Latin America is not an imperialist toy
such an irresponsible and offensive title, should be “Outside politicians quickly take sides regardless of the facts” don’t trivialize what a nation is going thru as an “internet rorshach test” especially given that it is an actually informative article
askabolivian it's not a coup! He resigned cause of electoral fraud. He wants the world to believe it's a coup to be back in power. This would cause another Venezuela situation. notacoup NoFueGolpeDeEstado BoliviaLibre
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