Morales resigns, pressured by military and violent protests (Nov. 11, 2019)
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Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned yesterday, leaving a power vacuum and a country torn by violent protests against and for his government. Morales said he was resigning to avoid further violence against his supporters. (La Razón, Página 12) Morales spoke last night, alongside vice president Álvaro García Linera who also resigned. He said pressure for his ouster amounted to a coup, after opposition protesters were joined by police over the weekend and the military commander-in-chief called on Morales to resign "for the good of Bolivia." (
Morales resigns, pressured by military and violent protests (Nov. 11, 2019)
Morales resigns, pressured by military and…
Morales resigns, pressured by military and violent protests (Nov. 11, 2019)
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned yesterday, leaving a power vacuum and a country torn by violent protests against and for his government. Morales said he was resigning to avoid further violence against his supporters. (La Razón, Página 12) Morales spoke last night, alongside vice president Álvaro García Linera who also resigned. He said pressure for his ouster amounted to a coup, after opposition protesters were joined by police over the weekend and the military commander-in-chief called on Morales to resign "for the good of Bolivia." (