Bolivia's first indigenous president has now served the longest uninterrupted spell in office in Bolivia's often-turbulent 190 years as an independent nation.
Evo Morales celebrated the milestone Wednesday with a ceremony in which he made an offering to the Andean earth goddess, Pachamama.
Morales has now served nine years, eight months and 27 days, surpassing the term of independence hero Andres de Santa Cruz, who governed from 1829 to 1839. He's still short of the overall mark set by Victor Paz Estenssoro, who spent 12 years in office during three separate presidential terms.
But the 55-year-old leader is on track to surpass that as well. His third term ends in 2020 and backers are trying to amend the constitution so he can be elected yet again.
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