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Born: 26 October 1959 · Age: 66
Evo Morales is 66 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 26 October 1959.
Coca growers' union leader who became Bolivia's first Indigenous president, serving from 2006 to 2019
Did you know?Before entering politics, he worked as a llama herder and played the trumpet in a travelling band.
Evo Morales was the first Indigenous president of Bolivia, a country with an Indigenous majority. He grew up in poverty in the Andes and herded llamas as a boy. He rose to national fame as leader of the coca growers' unions. As president from 2006 he took greater state control of gas and used the money for social programmes. Poverty fell sharply during his years in office. A new constitution recognised Bolivia's many Indigenous nations. His push to stay in power for a fourth term divided the country and ended in his resignation in 2019.
Juan Evo Morales Ayma (Spanish:; born 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero activist who served as the 65th President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019.
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Bolivian politician, born 1959
Evo Morales was born in Isallawi, Oruro, on 26 October 1959.
He led the coca growers' unions.
He became president in 2006.
He resigned in 2019.
Career highlights
Did you know?He renamed Bolivia the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
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