2019 Bolivian political crisis
On 10 November 2019, after 21 days of civil protests following the disputed election results of October 2019 and the release of a report from the Organization of American States (OAS), which showed irregularities in the electoral process, trade unions, the military and the police of Bolivia asked president Evo Morales to resign.
Morales resigned and was offered political asylum to Morales the following day, which Morales accepted a day afterwards.[1][2]
The second vice president of the Senate, opposition senator Jeanine Áñez, assumed the role of president on 12 November, being the next in line for the presidency.[3]
Morales has called for the Bolivian people to reject the leadership of Áñez. He and his supporters argue that the event was a coup d'état.[4][5]
2019 Bolivian Political Crisis Media
Jeanine Áñez. 12 November 2019, Ministry of Communication, Palacio Quemado, La Paz
Conferencia de Prensa de Evo Morales en el Museo de la Ciudad de México 3
Jeanine Áñez in 2016
A demonstration in support of Morales in El Alto on 11 November 2019
References
- ↑ "Mexico says it would offer asylum to Bolivia's Morales if he sought it". Reuters. 11 November 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-bolivia-asylum-idUSKBN1XL007.
- ↑ "Bolivia crisis: Evo Morales accepts political asylum in Mexico". BBC News. 12 November 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50383608. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Mónica Eva Copa Murga asume la presidencia de la Cámara de Senadores - Diario Pagina Siete". www.paginasiete.bo (in español). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns. BBC News. 11 November 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50370013."Bolivian president Evo Morales resigns after election result dispute". The Guardian. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019."Nicaraguan government denounces "coup" in Bolivia: statement". Reuters. 11 November 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-bolivia-idUSKBN1XL06O. Retrieved 11 November 2019."Mexico says Bolivia suffered coup due to military pressure on Morales". Reuters. 11 November 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-election-mexico-minister/mexico-says-bolivia-suffered-coup-due-to-military-pressure-on-morales-idUSKBN1XL1S5.Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro; Marta Rodríguez (12 November 2019). "Evo Morales political asylum: Is Bolivia facing a coup d'etat?". Euronews.John Bowden (11 November 2019). "Sanders 'very concerned about what appears to be a coup' in Bolivia". The Hill.
- ↑ "AP Explains: Did a coup force Bolivia's Evo Morales out?". Associated Press. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
Whether the events Sunday in Bolivia constitute a coup d'état is now the subject of debate in and outside the nation. ... Bolivia's "coup" is largely a question of semantics
