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When was the coup in Bolivia?
| 2019 Bolivian political crisis | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 November 2019 |
| Location | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Caused by | Alleged election fraud in the 2019 Bolivian general election won by incumbent president Evo Morales |
| Methods | Barricades, demonstrations, and hunger strikes |
What type of government is Bolivia under?
Bolivia is a constitutional republic with the president as head of state. The extant constitution goes back to 1825 though it has been amended many times. The president, vice-president and the government hold executive power.
Who overthrew Evo Morales?
| Evo Morales | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Jeanine Áñez |
| President pro tempore of UNASUR | |
| In role 17 April 2018 – 16 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mauricio Macri |
How many coups are in Bolivia?
Bolivia has experienced more than 190 coups d’état and revolutions since its independence in 1825.
Is Bolivia rich in lithium?
Bolivia boasts one of the biggest lithium reserves in the world. After Luis Arce was elected the country’s new president, exploration hopes are mounting, especially among German investors. The glory days of the mines in Bolivia’s Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain) region are long gone.
Is Bolivia a democracy?
The politics of Bolivia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is head of state, head of government and head of a diverse multi-party system.
Was Bolivia’s coup the first in Latin America?
These facts leave little doubt that what happened in Bolivia this weekend was a military coup, the first such event in Latin America since the 2009 military coup against the Honduran president Manuel Zelaya. (The 2012 and 2016 impeachments of Paraguay’s Fernando Lugo and Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff are widely viewed as “parliamentary coups”.)
Is Bolivia’s Morales’ removal a coup?
The foreign minister of Brazil’s far-right government has similarly declared: “There is no coup in Bolivia.” It is hardly surprising that conservative governments and powerful media outlets applaud Morales’s forcing out and dismiss the claim it constitutes a coup.
Will the Bolivian coup end violence and chaos gripping Bolivia?
Unfortunately, events of the last several days suggest that the coup will not end the violence and chaos gripping Bolivia. Since Morales resigned, many elected officials of his Mas party have also resigned their posts, claiming that they are doing so for fear of their own and their families’ safety.
Will Bolivia’s Civil War encourage popular movements to strike back?
It may also embolden popular movements to strike back, as has occurred so often in Bolivia’s history. Indeed, predominantly indigenous protesters in El Alto, La Paz and elsewhere are in the streets denouncing the burning of the indigenous wiphala flag and growing military repression of the populace. Some protesters are now calling for civil war.