Bolivian President Resigns After Weeks of Protests Over Disputed Election

Bolivian President Resigns After Weeks of Protests Over Disputed Election
Bolivia's President Evo Morales addresses the media at the presidential hangar in the Bolivian Air Force terminal in El Alto, Bolivia, on Nov. 10, 2019. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
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LA PAZ—Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Nov. 10 that he would resign after the military called on him to step down and allies tumbled away amid a fierce backlash over a disputed election that has roiled the South American nation.

Morales, the country’s leader for nearly 14 years, said in televised comments that he would submit his resignation letter to help restore stability, though he aimed barbs at what he called a “civic coup.”