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The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, arrived in Cochabamba on Wednesday (11), a year after his departure from the country, after his forced resignation. He was greeted by a crowd in the city of Chimore, in the region where he began his political career.
Evo crossed the southern border with Argentina on Monday (9), as soon as President Luis Arce, who was his Minister of Economy, took office. The traveled more than a thousand kilometers in three days, with the company of at least 800 cars, in caravans.
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On November 10, 2019, Evo resigned from the presidency after being pressured by the military. He faced pressure for reelection., which was challenged by the opposition and the Organization of American States (OAS).
Evo Morales is received by a crowd in the city of Chimore, in Cochabamba, Bolivia, this Wednesday (4) – Photo: Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters
Refugee in Argentina since December Since last year, Evo traveled on Sunday (8) to the city of La Quiaca, in the Argentine province of Jujuy, which borders Bolivia.
Before Evo left Argentina, he and President Alberto Fernandéz met at a dinner.
Morales resigned from the presidency on November 10, 2019. The next day he traveled to Mexico and, weeks later, in December, he took refuge in Argentina.
Woman participates in the reception of Evo Morales in the city of Chimore, in Cochabamba, Bolivia this Wednesday (4) – Photo: Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters
It was in the Cochabamba region where Evo emerged as the leader of the “cocaleros” (coca leaf producers) in the 1980s. In these rural areas there are many graffiti with the phrase “Volte Evo” on the facades of the houses of brick.
Bolivia is one of the Latin American countries with the largest indigenous population, corresponding to 41% of its 11.5 million inhabitants. Of these, 34.6% live in poverty and 12.9% in extreme poverty.
With an overall economic downturn, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic, many want the “economic miracle” of Morales’ administration, when Arce was Minister of Economy: high growth and poverty reduction (from 60% to 37.2%).
