ADShe said Morales used to meet every Monday with his military and police commanders, who turned on him amid widespread protests over Bolivia’s disputed Oct. 20 president election. The social worker emerged from obscurity in the disarray after Morales’ resignation and helped direct passage of a law allowing new elections to be called, which calmed the protests. Morales governed for almost 14 years, the longest presidential reign in Bolivia’s history and dominated all areas of power. On Sunday, Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Áñez, formally enacted the law calling for new elections to replace Morales. Morales, who was the nation’s first indigenous president, ran in that contest despite Bolivian voters upholding term limits.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2019 02:10 UTC