History was made when Evo Morales, an Amayra, was elected president of Bolivia in 2005, becoming the country's first indigenous head of state. Mr. Morales has made redressing the effects of centuries of discrimination and oppression experienced by Bolivia's indigenous groups, which he has compared to apartheid in South Africa, a top priority of his presidency. ( http://worldnews.about.com/od/whoswhoinworldaffairs/p/evomorales.htm )
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