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Friday, October 17, 2003

Indian leaders in Bolivia are leading protests against President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada in what has become a violent and deadly battle with the nation's government.

Emo Morales is a popular Indian leader who almost beat Lozada in the recent election. He is leading the call for Lozada to resign.

Indigenous groups, farmers and workers have been setting up roadblocks and protests in the past three weeks, according to the Associated Press. About 65 people, mostly Indians, have died in clashes with the police and the military.

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Bolivians March Against President (AP 10/17)
Bolivia's Poor Proclaim Abiding Distrust of Globalization (The New York Times 10/17)
Bolivian Leader More Isolated, No End to Protests (Reuters 10/17)
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