3 eternal presidents who don’t want to leave

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Evo Morales, Vladimir Putin, and Daniel Ortega are some of the current presidents who have been leading their countries for the longest time

Clinging to power in their countries has been the goal of some leaders around the world. Many have more than 10 years in their positions, but, beyond that reality, in LatinAmerican Post we will address 3 cases where we will tell you how they came IGNORE INTO power and how long they have been in it.

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Vladimir Putin, the agent that took over Russia

After the fall of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1991, Boris Yeltsin was the one who assumed power in what was now Russia. But Vladimir Putin, who worked as a secret agent in the KGB (the main intelligence agency of the Soviet Union), was already preparing to reach the presidency of Russia. In fact, in 1999 he was appointed by Yeltsin as prime minister. Then, it came an apparent stroke of luck for Putin: Boris Yeltsin resigned from the presidency at the end of 1999 and Putin was appointed an interim president.

In 2000, Vladimir Putin would ratify himself in power after winning the presidential elections. Just a few months after taking office, he began his strategy to hold on to power. He did it by removing those magnates who controlled the economy and the press.

On the contrary, he replaced them with his closest friends, ensuring that the interests of the new Russia had his control over all fields of society. The account goes like this: he lasted 8 years in power from 2000 to 2008, except for the period 2008-2012 in which Dmitri Medvedev ruled. Added to this, 6 years from 2012 to 2018, after reforming the Constitution of his country so that the presidential term will last 6 years and not 4. With this, Putin completes 14 years at the head of Russia so far, not counting the 6 years left that he has, until 2024, after winning the recent presidential elections with 70% of the votes, as reported by BBC World.

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Daniel Ortega, a dictator who clings to power in Nicaragua

As pointed out by the MSN News portal, after participating in the defeat of the dictatorship of President Anastasio Somoza and leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), Daniel Ortega served as coordinator of the Junta de Gobierno de Reconstrucción Nacional (1979 -1985).

In 1985 he became president of Nicaragua and governed until 1990, when the leader of the National Opposition Union (UNO), Violeta Chamorro won Ortega in the Urns. However, his desire to continue in power did not end in the 90s. During the elections of 2007, Ortega was the surprise after reaching back to the presidency.

Since then, adding the five years in which he ruled, Daniel Ortega completed 16 years in charge of Nicaragua and could last many more. His attachment to power has led his people to suffer serious violations of human rights, military repression, and silencing the opposition.

Evo Morales: eager to continue holding on to power

The current president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, completes 12 years in power in 2018 and can come 6 years more if he gets re-elected in 2019. His coming to power in 2006 with the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party captured a great indigenous electorate and a country that was looking for a change, says El Tiempo.

However, Bolivia is looking for the change it expected in 2006 with Evo, because , as described by The New York Times in an interview with the leader Nelo Yarari of Carmen del Emero, (an indigenous community of the Bolivian Amazon) Evo Morales "has promoted the extraction of oil and gas in protected areas and has proposed hydroelectric dams that would require displacing some native communities."

In addition, as the US media notes, Evo Morales went over the Bolivian Constitution by running again for the presidency when it was not allowed. The message for the indigenous people has gone against their principles because they have the rule to share power and Evo has violated it. "We do not consider him indigenous here. He has turned his back on us, "Yarari warns The New York Times. For now, Evo Morales aspires to remain in power and complete in 2025, 19 years in front of Bolivia.

LatinAmerican Post | Edwin Gustavo Guerrero Nova

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