Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales returned to the South American country on Monday, ending a year-long exile after a member of the MAS socialist party was sworn in as president.
Morales crossed into Bolivia on foot after being accompanied to the border by Argentine President Alberto Fernandez. On the Bolivian side of the border, in Villazón, he was greeted by a large crowd that had gathered to welcome their exiled leader home.
“Today is one of the most important days of my life, to be returning to the country that I love so much fills me with happiness,” he wrote on Twitter.
Morales led Bolivia for almost 14 years as the first indigenous president.
He is set to travel more than 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) as part of a vehicle caravan that will pass through several villages and areas where he remains hugely popular.
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