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People in Bolivia are becoming increasingly desperate. For a month protesters have blocked the roads into the country’s seat of government. They are demanding the president resign Photo: Getty Images | Collector
People in Bolivia are becoming increasingly desperate. For a month protesters have blocked the roads into the country’s seat of government. They are demanding the president resign Photo: Getty Images
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People in Bolivia are becoming increasingly desperate. For a month protesters have blocked the roads into the country’s seat of government. They are demanding the president resign Photo: Getty Images

People in Bolivia are becoming increasingly desperate. For a month protesters have blocked the roads into the country’s seat of government. They are demanding the president resign Photo: Getty Images

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