Jeanine Áñez
Jeanine Áñez Chávez[1] (born 13 August 1967)[2] is a Bolivian lawyer. She was the 81st President of Bolivia from 11 November 2019 to 8 November 2020. She became president following the resignation of President Evo Morales. She was a Senator, representing Beni.
Jeanine Áñez | |
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| 81st President of Bolivia | |
| In office 11 November 2019 – 8 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Evo Morales |
| Succeeded by | Luis Arce |
| Senator for Beni | |
| In office 22 January 2010 – 11 November 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeanine Áñez Chávez 13 August 1967 (aged 58) Trinidad, Bolivia |
| Political party | Democrat Social Movement |
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She is the second female President of Bolivia.
In the early hours of 13 March 2021, Áñez was arrested on charges of terrorism, sedition and conspiracy over her actions during the 2019 coup of Evo Morales.[3][4] In June 2022, she was sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in the 2019 political crisis.[5]
Jeanine Áñez Media
Jeanine Añez - Senator for Beni; 66th President of Bolivia
President Jeanine Áñez met with the Santa Cruz Governor Rubén Costas, with whom they discussed the new challenges after 14 years of democratic resistance that this noble department had.
Jeanine Áñez; Swearing in (2019) Hugo Gutiérrez, Notimex
Áñez on the balcony of the Palacio Quemado, 12 November 2019.
Official portrait, 12 November 2019
Áñez and her ministers at a press conference in the Palacio Quemado, 23 November 2019.
President Jeanine Áñez guaranteed 100 million dollars for development works in the city of El Alto, resources with which the demands of that city in the areas of health, education, support for entrepreneurs, and road works, among others, will be met.
Áñez promulgates the law for the convocation of new elections, 24 November 2019.
The member of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Salvador Romero, who was appointed by the Executive, affirmed that the next general elections will have a "duly sanitized" electoral roll.
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Logo of the Juntos political alliance.
References
- ↑ Entrevista Jeanine Añez Chavez, retrieved 11 November 2019
- ↑ "Jeanine Áñez Chávez". Cámara de Senadores (in español). 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ↑ Bolivia: Ex-interim President Jeanine Áñez arrested over 'coup'. 13 March 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56381697. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Turkewitz, Julie (2021-03-12). "Former Bolivian Leader Is Arrested for Ouster of Morales" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/world/americas/Bolivia-Anez-arrest-warrant.html. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ↑ Bolivia: Former President Jeanine Áñez sentenced over 'coup'