Evo Morales
President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
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| January 17 2025 | A judge in Tarija ordered Morales's arrest for alleged statutory rape, froze his assets, and banned him from leaving Bolivia. |
| January 17 2025 | A judge in Tarija ordered Morales's arrest for alleged statutory rape, froze his assets, and banned him from leaving Bolivia. |
| December 16 2024 | An arrest warrant was issued against Evo Morales on charges of 'trafficking' involving the 15-year-old girl. |
| December 16 2024 | An arrest warrant was issued against Evo Morales on charges of 'trafficking' involving the 15-year-old girl. |
| November 8 2024 | The Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal barred Evo Morales from running again for president in the 2025 Bolivian general election, citing he had already exceeded the two-term limit. Morales' lawyer described the ruling as politically motivated. |
| November 8 2024 | The Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal barred Evo Morales from running again for president in the 2025 Bolivian general election, citing he had already exceeded the two-term limit. Morales' lawyer described the ruling as politically motivated. |
| November 1 2024 | Evo Morales initiated a hunger strike demanding that the government of President Luis Arce engage in dialogue amidst ongoing criticisms and protests against the government. |
| November 1 2024 | Evo Morales initiated a hunger strike demanding that the government of President Luis Arce engage in dialogue amidst ongoing criticisms and protests against the government. |
| October 2024 | Argentina revoked the refugee status of Evo Morales, with the new government of President Javier Milei labeling him an 'attempted dictator.' |
| October 2024 | Argentina revoked the refugee status of Evo Morales, with the new government of President Javier Milei labeling him an 'attempted dictator.' |
| October 27 2024 | Evo Morales announced that he had survived an assassination attempt when his vehicle was shot at near a military garrison in Villa Tunari, resulting in injuries to his driver, with a bullet narrowly missing him. |
| October 27 2024 | Evo Morales announced that he had survived an assassination attempt when his vehicle was shot at near a military garrison in Villa Tunari, resulting in injuries to his driver, with a bullet narrowly missing him. |
| October 3 2024 | Justice Minister Cesar Siles announced that the investigation into Evo Morales regarding the alleged statutory rape was still ongoing. |
| October 3 2024 | Justice Minister Cesar Siles announced that the investigation into Evo Morales regarding the alleged statutory rape was still ongoing. |
| 2022 | CEPR's research findings about the 2019 election were published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Politics, suggesting Morales' first-round victory was likely legitimate. |
| 2022 | CEPR's research findings about the 2019 election were published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Politics, suggesting Morales' first-round victory was likely legitimate. |
| July 2021 | The Bolivian government received a report from the Bisite Deep Tech Lab Research Group of the University of Salamanca, which concluded that there was no manipulation of data in the official count or in the Transmission of Preliminary Electoral Results (TREP) during the 2019 elections. |
| July 2021 | The Bolivian government received a report from the Bisite Deep Tech Lab Research Group of the University of Salamanca, which concluded that there was no manipulation of data in the official count or in the Transmission of Preliminary Electoral Results (TREP) during the 2019 elections. |
| February 12 2021 | The Plurinational Legislative Assembly approved a Presidential Decree for the Granting of Amnesty and Pardon for Humanitarian Reasons, which included Evo Morales, amid controversy and opposition protests. |
| February 12 2021 | The Plurinational Legislative Assembly approved a Presidential Decree for the Granting of Amnesty and Pardon for Humanitarian Reasons, which included Evo Morales, amid controversy and opposition protests. |
| January 27 2021 | Evo Morales was discharged from the Los Olivos private clinic after receiving treatment for COVID-19. |
| January 27 2021 | Evo Morales was discharged from the Los Olivos private clinic after receiving treatment for COVID-19. |
| January 12 2021 | Kawsachun Coca radio confirmed that Evo Morales had tested positive for COVID-19, stating that he was 'stable and receiving treatment.' This report contradicted Morales' previous claim that such reports were 'invented' by the right. |
| January 12 2021 | Kawsachun Coca radio confirmed that Evo Morales had tested positive for COVID-19, stating that he was 'stable and receiving treatment.' This report contradicted Morales' previous claim that such reports were 'invented' by the right. |
| December 15 2020 | At a meeting in Lauca, Morales faced backlash when he endorsed Carlos Romero for Governor of Santa Cruz, but the participants rejected this and ended up throwing a plastic chair at him in an incident called the 'silletazo.' |
| December 15 2020 | Protesters in El Alto publicly reject Morales' continued interference in candidate selection, with MAS supporters demanding he step back and allow new leadership to emerge. |
| December 15 2020 | Protesters in El Alto publicly reject Morales' continued interference in candidate selection, with MAS supporters demanding he step back and allow new leadership to emerge. |
| December 15 2020 | At a meeting in Lauca, Morales faced backlash when he endorsed Carlos Romero for Governor of Santa Cruz, but the participants rejected this and ended up throwing a plastic chair at him in an incident called the 'silletazo.' |
| December 14 2020 | In Tarija and Santa Cruz, MAS officials proclaimed Rodolfo Meyer and Adriana Salvatierra as candidates for mayor before Morales arrived. |
| December 14 2020 | In Tarija and Santa Cruz, MAS officials proclaimed Rodolfo Meyer and Adriana Salvatierra as candidates for mayor before Morales arrived. |
| December 11 2020 | Morales tweeted his endorsement of Miguel 'Chiquitín' Becerra as the MAS candidate for Governor of Pando, surprising MAS officials who had chosen another candidate. |
| December 11 2020 | Morales tweeted his endorsement of Miguel 'Chiquitín' Becerra as the MAS candidate for Governor of Pando, surprising MAS officials who had chosen another candidate. |
| November 9 2020 | Evo Morales returned to Bolivia after 11 months abroad, one day after new president Luis Arce was sworn into office. |
| November 9 2020 | Evo Morales returned to Bolivia after 11 months abroad, one day after new president Luis Arce was sworn into office. |
| October 2020 | The Bolivian anti-narcotics police force, FELCN, and the interim government announced significant seizures of over 12 tons of cocaine and 436 tons of marijuana, alongside the destruction of numerous factories and cocaine laboratories. |
| October 2020 | A court in La Paz dismissed the arrest warrant against Evo Morales, ruling that his rights had been violated and judicial procedures breached. |
| October 2020 | The Bolivian anti-narcotics police force, FELCN, and the interim government announced significant seizures of over 12 tons of cocaine and 436 tons of marijuana, alongside the destruction of numerous factories and cocaine laboratories. |
| October 2020 | A court in La Paz dismissed the arrest warrant against Evo Morales, ruling that his rights had been violated and judicial procedures breached. |
| October 30 2020 | Evo Morales was honored with an honorary degree from Universidad Nacional de las Artes in Argentina. |
| October 30 2020 | Evo Morales was honored with an honorary degree from Universidad Nacional de las Artes in Argentina. |
| October 15 2020 | A study by Gary A. Hoover and Diego Escobari found evidence of a 'statistically significant electoral case of fraud' during the 2019 elections, which contradicted claims of Morales' legitimate victory. |
| October 15 2020 | A study by Gary A. Hoover and Diego Escobari found evidence of a 'statistically significant electoral case of fraud' during the 2019 elections, which contradicted claims of Morales' legitimate victory. |
| September 2020 | Human Rights Watch reported finding no evidence that Evo Morales committed acts of terrorism, characterizing the charges against him as politically motivated. |
| September 2020 | Human Rights Watch reported finding no evidence that Evo Morales committed acts of terrorism, characterizing the charges against him as politically motivated. |
| September 28 2020 | Between September 28 and 30, 2020, the Inter-American Court held an advisory hearing regarding the legality of indefinite re-election, which argued that it contradicted the American Convention on Human Rights and negatively impacted representative democracy. |
| September 28 2020 | Between September 28 and 30, 2020, the Inter-American Court held an advisory hearing regarding the legality of indefinite re-election, which argued that it contradicted the American Convention on Human Rights and negatively impacted representative democracy. |
| August 21 2020 | An unrelated complaint of a second statutory rape case was filed against Evo Morales, claiming he fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl. |
| August 21 2020 | An unrelated complaint of a second statutory rape case was filed against Evo Morales, claiming he fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl. |
| August 19 2020 | Bolivian Prosecutor's Office began a formal investigation into the statutory rape allegations involving Noemí Meneses. |
| August 19 2020 | The Bolivian Prosecutor's Office began a formal investigation into the statutory rape allegations against Evo Morales. |
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