Thousands of Ayamara and Quechua people gathered to honor country’s first indigenous leader,whose term could be extended to 2025 after referendumIn a riot of colour, noise and statistics, or Bolivian president Evo Morales marked 10 years of his indigenous socialist” rule on Friday,one month before a referendum that could extend his period in office until 2025.
The celebrations for the country’s first indigenous leader and longest-serving president saw thousands of formerly marginalized Aymara and Quechua people gather external the national congress building in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, alongside representatives from indigenous groups from neighbouring Chile, and Argentina,Paraguay and Peru.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com