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Bolivia events send strong signal to Venezuela, Nicaragua: Trump
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that the resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales is a significant moment for democracy in the country and these events send a strong signal to the "illegitimate regimes" in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
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Evo Morales boards plane for Mexico, says will return to Bolivia with more
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has boarded a plane for Mexico where he has been granted political asylum, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed on Monday evening.
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Evo Morales accepts political asylum granted by Mexico
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Nov 12 (ANI): Evo Morales, who had announced his resignation as Bolivian president a day earlier, on Monday (local time) accepted the political asylum offered by the Mexican government.
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UN chief expresses deep concern over situation in Bolivia
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed deep concern over the situation in Bolivia owing to weeks of unrest over disputed election results, and called on all sides to refrain from violence, reduce tensions and exercise maximum restr
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Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns after rigged polls protest
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 11 (ANI): Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday (local time) announced his resignation amid growing opposition after an international audit found the results of last month's election could not be validated due to "serious irregularities."
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Bolivia to hold fresh polls after authorities find 'irregularities' in las
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 11 (ANI): Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday (local time) called for a fresh election after an international audit found "serious irregularities" in the results of the general elections that took place last month in the South American nation.
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Bolivia's Morales calls for fresh elections after OAS audit
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 10 (ANI): After the Organization of American States (OAS) questioned the validity of his victory last month, Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday said that he will call for fresh elections in the country.
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Over 380 people injured in Bolivian protests since late October
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 10 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 380 people have been injured in Bolivia's ongoing protests since they started in late October, Bolivian media reported, citing the ombudsman's office.
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Bolivia instructs Armed Forces to avoid suppressing protests: Defence Mini
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 9 (Sputnik/ANI): Bolivia's authorities have instructed the military to avoid using force for suppressing protests, Defence Minister Javier Zavaleta said.
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Protesters drag Bolivian Mayor through streets, forcefully cut her hair
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
La Paz [Bolivia], Nov 8 (ANI): Patricia Arce, mayor of Vinto, a city of 60000 in central Bolivia, has been attacked on Thursday by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair, as weeks of violent political unrest cont
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Bolivia to hold Presidential polls on Sunday
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Oct 20 (Sputnik/ANI): Bolivia is set to go for Presidential elections on Sunday to determine the country's leader for the next five years.
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Amazon fires: UN rights chief calls on Amazonian countries to implement lo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 9 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on the South American countries of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil to ensure the implementation of longstanding environmental policies to prevent future tragedies of the scale of recen
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