The election of Evo Morales in 2005 represented the aspirations of Bolivian workers, campesinos, and the indigenous people for dignity and liberation. Evo and the MAS moved to bring economic democracy and social justice in the country in alliance with other anti-imperialist movements in power in the region, particularly Venezuela and Cuba, to oppose the dominance of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and us imperialism. The MAS administration recognized the necessity of a process of decolonization to create space for the liberation of the indigenous and African descendant population in the county.
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The us empire has historically moved to eliminate any movement for self-determination in the Americas. From the Haitian Revolution in the 19th century, to the Cuban Revolution in the 1960s, to Venezuela today, the us empire has employed imperialist violence, terrorism, destabilization and counterinsurgency to oppose any anti-imperialist movement with state power in the Americas. The us imperialists relationship to the Bolivian military was critical to the coup. The us empire’s training and corrupting of the militaries of the Caribbean, Central, and South America is a dangerous element of counter-revolution and serves as an opponent to true democracy and people’s power in the Americas.