by Meckenzie Sarage | Oct 17, 2022 | Boston University
Bolivia is often overshadowed by its neighboring countries– Brazil to the east, Chile to the west, and Argentina to the south. Similar to these countries, Bolivia transitioned its government from a military junta to a democracy in the late 20th century. Beginning in...
by HERTAS17@KU.EDU.TR | Jan 5, 2022 | Koç University
Jeanine Ánez, the interim president after Evo Morales’ resignation in 2019, was arrested in Bolivia. She is charged with “terrorism” and “incitement to riot” in the investigation of “Coup D’état” against her. Prior President...
by Collin Thrower | Mar 11, 2021 | Northeastern University
Populism is often derided and with good reason. The term as applied in numerous cases offers little to praise. One common perception of populism is that it erodes democracy and often devolves into democratic backsliding or even stealth authoritarianism of some form or...
by Will Jaffe | Nov 15, 2020 | University of Chicago
(AP Photo/Juan Karita) After nearly a year in exile, former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia on November 9th to a crowd of adoring fans at the Argentinian border. In spite of his record of authoritarian behavior in office, he remains a popular figure on...
by Leo Fonsingerman | Oct 27, 2020 | University of Chicago
Last weekend, on October 18th, Luis Arce of the Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas) party won the Bolivian presidential election by a comfortable margin and Jeanine Anez, the evangelical leader of the opposing party, the Democrat Social Movement, ceded power to him...
