Tilata, Bolivia, June 19, 2026 (AFP) - With ponchos and flags, Bolivian farmers aim to toughen protests

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2026-06-19

In a plaza on Bolivia's high plateau, a stone thrown in anger slammed into a stage. Hundreds of Aymara farmers in red ponchos lost their patience as they demand that their leaders toughen protests aimed at ousting centrist, US-backed President Rodrigo Paz. "Resign, damn it!" the crowd shouted, mixing Aymara with Spanish in the small town of Tilata, southwest of La Paz. "We want him gone. We don't want him to be the one governing," Lidia Callisay......

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