During the 1990s, Bolivia was the poster child for reform in LatinAmerica, but overlooked social problems have now provided anopportunity for radical activists to put one of their own in power.Evo Morales, elected president on December 18, 2005, could reverse20 years of democratization and economic progress. Not only hasMorales promised a return to populist authoritarianism, but he alsoidentifies with an axis of hard-left leaders opposed to the UnitedStates and its policies.