News: Evo Morales Leaving Bolivia's Presidency
Evo Morales was the first president to come from the Bolivia's indigenous majority when he was elected in 2005. On Sunday November 10 Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia announced the celebration of new elections on the morning, then in the afternoon he announced to leave the presidency, according to avoid a war and establish peace, is far from the solution to the crisis in the country. His resignation came hours after the head of the country’s military called on Mr Morales to step down, while appealing to Bolivians to desist from violence. Mr Morales said he was stepping down “for the good of the country”, according to reports. His re-election triggered weeks of unrest which left three people dead and more than 100 injured in clashes between his supporters and opponents. Mr Morales was the first member of indigenous population to become president and was in power for 13 years and nine months, the longest term in the country’s history. He wanted to get the re-election ...
