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Harry
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Is any simple abelian variety covered by a non-simple abelian variety

Let $A/k$ be a simple abelian variety.

Does there exist a non-simple abelian variety $B/k$ and a finite homomorphism $f:B\to A$ over $k$?

I don't need $f:B\to A$ to be etale.

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