Indian President and Elections

This article first caught my eye because of the readings we did about the Spanish and Portuguese conquests against the Indians and their oppression on the native people. The article begins by speaking of Bolivia's election of its first Indian president ever. I found it interesting that a full-blooded native had never before served as elected president in the country. The article also spoke of a general leftist swing in Latin American politics. It described the rising popularity of a political party somewhere between complete capitalism and socialism. It gave the appearance that Latin American politics are slowly stabilizing themselves and the people have a common desire for certain political movements.

It was encouraging to see the recent trend of officially elected people coming to office and remaining in office in many of the countries.