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Volume Two V2 Issue 1 Cocalero wins in Bolivia
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| Cocalero wins in Bolivia |
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| Written by Chris Conrad | |
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Coca farmer Evo Morales, who came to prominence as a leader of the coca
growers union, won Bolivia’s Dec. 18 presidential election with a solid
majority vote. The first indigenous person and the first cocalero, or
coca farmer, to ascend to the presidency, he soundly defeated
former Bolivian president Jorge Quiroga and political newcomer Samuel
Doria Medina. Morales stirred international interest with his bold pledge to decriminalize coca production if elected |
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