South America Protests
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Mexico calls increased Bolivian security presence around its diplomats a ‘siege’Relations between Bolivia and Mexico have been strained since Mexico granted asylum to former Bolivian President Evo Morales after he resigned Nov. 10.PoliticsDec 25, 2019
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Colombians join wave of protests with march against inequality, violence, corruptionThe protests were largely peaceful but by early evening turned increasingly violent as demonstrators hurled rocks at riot police, who responded with tear gasWorldNov 21, 2019
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Thousands rally in support of Venezuela’s opposition leader GuaidoThe demonstration in Caracas played out peacefully, with government security forces dressed in riot gear standing by on the perimeter without any of the firing of tear gas canisters as seen in violent protests earlier this year.NewsNov 16, 2019
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Bolivia’s former president accepts asylum, flies to Mexico as protests rage onThe departure of Morales, who was part of a wave of leftists who dominated Latin America's politics at the start of the century, followed weeks of violent protests over allegations of fraud in the Oct. 20 election.WorldNov 12, 2019
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Bolivia’s president resigns amid increasing pressure over election fraud allegationsMorales' claim to have won a fourth term last month plunged the country into the biggest crisis of his nearly 14 years in power.WorldNov 10, 2019
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Bolivia’s president claims to be victim of a ‘coup’ as election dispute protests growEvo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president and the region's longest-ruling leader, repeated his claim that he won outright and said his opponents were conspiring to oust him.WorldOct 23, 2019
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