Evo Morales
Evo Morales
Juan Evo Morales Ayma, popularly known as Evo, is a Bolivian politician and cocalero activist who has served as President of Bolivia since 2006. Widely regarded as the country's first president to come from the indigenous population, his administration has focused on the implementation of leftist policies, poverty reduction, and combating the influence of the United States and multinational corporations in Bolivia. A democratic socialist, he is the head of the Movement for Socialismparty...
NationalityBolivian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 October 1959
CityOrinoca, Bolivia
CountryBolivia (Plurinational State of)
We nationalize hydrocarbons, so now the economy is improving and the fight against poverty is also improving in Bolivia.
When the United States was in control of counternarcotics, the US governments used drug trafficking for purely geopolitical purposes .... The US uses drug trafficking and terrorism for political control .... We have nationalised the fight against drug trafficking.
Bolivia also depends not only on tin and other minerals, but also depends on the gas and oil. A rational extraction should be made, taking care of the environment. We should give added value to this natural resource, and generate revenue to fight poverty with more resources, that come from natural resources.
The fight against drug trafficking is a false pretext for the United States to install military bases.
For me, being leftist means fighting against injustice and inequality but, most of all, we want to live well.
The fight against capitalism has many aspects, particularly the distinctive economic models that concentrate the capital in few hands.
I'm still convinced. We all fight for freedom, but the foundation of freedom is equality and justice. And we are all on the road.
The U.S. should be equally responsible for diminishing the cocaine market within the United States as it is in fighting the drug elsewhere.
The work groups will draw up commercial and cooperation agreements.
There will not be zero coca, but there will be zero cocaine.
We are going to change Bolivia, we are going to change Latin America.
Thank you very much. I'd like to visit you, Mr. President.
We never requested this auction to be set back as it's important for the country. It's important that we seek investment.
I forgive the people in the White House for their numerous humiliations and accusations. I forgive because we must embark, through dialogue, on the search for peace and social justice.