The president of Bolivia, who was the target of an attempted coup on Wednesday night, is a 60-year-old leftist whom many see as an opponent of Washington-backed free-market and neoliberal policies.

Luis Arce, who studied economics in London, was economy minister under President Evo Morales, whose time in office from 2006 to 2019 made him an icon of the Latin American left.

The president of Bolivia, who was the target of an attempted coup on Wednesday night, is a 60-year-old leftist whom many see as an opponent of Washington-backed fre…{ai:summary}<p>Luis Arce, a leftist economist and former economy minister under Evo Morales, survived a coup attempt in Bolivia, seen as a foe of US-backed neoliberal policies. The 60-year-old president is a symbol of the Latin American left. #politics</p>

President Luis Arce's career has mirrored Bolivia's economic trajectory from boom to bust

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