Evo Morales

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Protests erupt in four Bolivian cities for the release of former President Jeanine Anez.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, demanding the release of former interim President Jeanine Anez [Lesly Moyano/Reuters]

The former interim president is charged with terrorism, sedition and conspiracy in relation to events that began in 2019

Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez arrives at a women's jail after leaving the FELCC (Special Force to fight against Crime) headquarters, in La Paz, Bolivia, March 15, 2021 [Manuel Claure/Reuters]

Conservative politician faced an arrest warrant on charges of ‘terrorism’, sedition and conspiracy.

Anez, a former senator, took over as caretaker president after Morales left Bolivia in 2019 [File: David Mercado/Reuters]

Bolivian prosecutors also want to arrest two men accused of helping force Evo Morales’s departure in 2019.

Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez shared a link to an arrest warrant, which included her name and several of her former Cabinet and cited allegations of terrorism and sedition [File: David Mercado/Reuters]

After a year in exile, Morales returns to a polarised Bolivia following the election victory of his left-wing party.

Morales is a divisive figure in Bolivian politics [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]

Wearing colourful traditional clothing and waving the Indigenous Wiphala flag, thousands welcomed Morales with cheers.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales waves during a rally with supporters in Chimore, Bolivia, November 11, 2020, from where he flew into exile one year ago. Morales, the nation's first Indigenous president, returned to Bolivia on Monday and led a caravan to this coca-growing region of Cochabamba province where he began his political career, following an election that returned his party to power. [Juan Karita/AP Photo]

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Thousands of cheering and flag-waving supporters welcomed Morales in Bolivia a year after he was removed from power.

Evo Morales waves to a large crowd during a welcoming ceremony for him in Villazon, Bolivia [Courtesy of Sixto Valdez/MAS media office Handout]

With 55 percent of the vote, Arce’s electoral landslide is vindication to the MAS party of ex-President Evo Morales.

Luis Arce's supporters celebrate his landslide victory in front of his house in La Paz [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]

Rival concedes as Evo Morales’s party celebrates big comeback that could further polarise the nation.

A supporter of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party attending a rally a day after the nationwide election in La Paz, Bolivia [David Mercado/Reuters]

Vote follows a year of political turmoil in the Andean nation following the resignation of former President Evo Morales.

Voters took precautions against COVID-19 [Juan Karita/AP Photo]

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