- On Monday afternoon he has crossed the border between Argentina and Bolivia on foot, for the first time since he fled the country after the coup d'état. Morales and the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, have held a joint event before entering Bolivia. Both have claimed the unity of the peoples of South America, the “Great Homeland”.
“Today is important in my life; it fills me with joy to return to my homeland that I love so much,” the former President of Bolivia wrote on his Twitter account from the morning. The distance between La Quiaca (Argentina) and Villazón (Bolivia) occurred after 15:30 hours in the Basque Country. Previously, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, and Morales himself have participated in a public ceremony at the Euskalduna Palace. "We are part of the Great Homeland that wants to grow, wants justice, wants development for all, wants to embrace all," said Fernández. Morales has expressed his thanks to Argentina and Fernández for “saving” his life in the face of the coup d’état: “Part of my life will stay in Argentina after eleven months there. Thank you very much. I didn’t feel abandoned.”
On the border, the first to welcome him were the workers of the mining guild, who put a helmet on his head. Then, in Villazón, thousands of people have received him in a festive atmosphere. Morales has announced that he will be touring Bolivia in the coming days.
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