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After Coup Effort in DC, Venezuela Offers Sympathy for US Suffering What 'It Has Generated' Elsewhere

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaidó climbs a railing in an attempt to reach the National Assembly building in Caracas, on January 5, 2020. A pro-Trump rioter sits at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) desk after storming the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. (Photos: Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images and Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images).

'Historic Day': Jubilation as Evo Morales Returns to Bolivia One Year After Coup

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Bolivia's former president Evo Morales waves in Villazón, Bolivia on November 9, 2020 upon returning to his country from exile in Argentina, where he had sought refuge after a right-wing coup one year ago. (Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Twelve months after being driven into exile by right-wing forces, socialist former president Evo Morales was "received by the very social movements who defeated the coup and restored democracy."

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'A Source of Inspiration' for Egalitarians Everywhere: Progressive International Celebrates Triumph of Democracy in Bolivia

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Supporters of Bolivia's leftist presidential candidate Luis Arce, of the Movement for Socialism Party, celebrate on October 19, 2020 in El Alto, Bolivia. (Photo: Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images)

"Bolivia's election not only showed the world how to defeat authoritarianism...

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'Democracy Has Won': Year After Right-Wing Coup Against Evo Morales, Socialist Luis Arce Declares Victory in Bolivia

Jake Johnson, staff writer

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"Brothers and sisters: the will of the people has been asserted," Morales...

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An indigenous woman signs after casting her vote at a polling station in Huarina, Bolivia, on October 18, 2020 during the country's general election. - Landlocked Bolivia elects a new president on Sunday after a 2019 poll was annulled and follow-up elections postponed twice amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Nearly One Year After 2019 'Right-Wing Coup,' Bolivians Head to the Polls for National Elections

'It Was—Then as Now—Clearly a Coup': NYT Finally Gets Around to Reporting OAS Fraud Election Claims in Bolivia Were Bogus

A Bolivian indigenous woman, supporter of Bolivian ousted president Evo Morales, holds a Wiphala flag—representing native peoples—during a protest against the interim government in La Paz on November 15, 2019.

'The OAS Has a Lot to Answer For': New Study Disputes Key Claim That Paved Way for Right-Wing Coup in Bolivia

'They Are Afraid of Democracy,' Says Evo Morales as Bolivian Tribunal Bars Him From Running for Senate

A supporter of Bolivian ex-President Evo Morales waves white flags during clashes with riot police following a protest in La Paz on November 13, 2019.

USAID Arriving in Bolivia to 'Monitor Elections,' Raising Fears of US Meddling in May 3 Vote

Evo Morales Says He Is 'Absolutely Convinced' US Led Coup in Bolivia to Exploit Lithium Reserves

Reversing Pro-Palestinian Stance of Evo Morales, Bolivia's Coup Government Moves to Restore Ties With Israel

More Than 800 Scholars and Activists Sign Open Letter Demanding US End Support for Bolivia's Coup Regime

Pompeo Calls It 'Democracy' in Bolivia as Post-Coup Violence Grows and Fear of Civil War Intensifies

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Evo Morales Calls for 'Truth Commission' to Expose Deceitful Role of US-Backed OAS in Bolivia Coup

Evo Morales Urges United Nations to 'Denounce and Stop This Massacre' as Bolivian Military Guns Down Protestors

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) came under fire Monday for her statement on the Bolivian coup.

After Week of Violence and Unrest, Warren Criticized for Conciliatory Remarks on Post-Coup Bolivia

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New Study Finds No Evidence of OAS Fraud Claims, “Very Likely” Evo Morales Won Bolivia’s October Elections in the First Round

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

New Report Reviews Changes in Bolivia’s Economy under Evo Morales’s Presidency

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Alison Bodine

Venezuela Elections: A Key Victory for Anti Imperialist Movement in Latin America

Mark Weisbrot

From Trump to Bolivia and Back: A Tale of Two Coups

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies

Ending Regime Change—in Bolivia and the World

Bryce Greene

After Socialist Victory in Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup

Reese Erlich

What Bolivia Can Teach the United States About Democracy

Mark Weisbrot

Silence Reigns on the US-Backed Coup Against Evo Morales in Bolivia

Camila Escalante

NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia—While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role

Benjamin Dangl

Bibles at the Barricades: How the Right Seized Power in Bolivia

Laura Carlsen

The Organization of American States Is Eroding Faith in Democracy

Joe Emersberger

WaPo Prints Study That Found Paper Backed an Undemocratic Bolivia Coup