[Yesterday elected Bolivian President Evo Morales, the only
indigenous president ever in Latin America, resigned under duress due
to a coup d’état orchestrated by right-wing opposition and the
Organization of American States, and supported by the US. ]
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November 11, 2019
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_ Yesterday elected Bolivian President Evo Morales, the only
indigenous president ever in Latin America, resigned under duress due
to a coup d’état orchestrated by right-wing opposition and the
Organization of American States, and supported by the US. _

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YESTERDAY ELECTED BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT EVO MORALES, THE ONLY INDIGENOUS
PRESIDENT EVER IN LATIN AMERICA, RESIGNED UNDER DURESS DUE TO A COUP
D’ÉTAT ORCHESTRATED BY A RIGHT-WING OPPOSITION AND THE ORGANIZATION
OF AMERICAN STATES, AND SUPPORTED BY THE US._*_

We don’t know the full role the US played, but USAID has been
financing groups opposed to Evo Morales’ social and political
movements since 2001 and US senators have been working directly with
the opposition. CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TO DEMAND THAT AN INVESTIGATION
BE LAUNCHED INTO THE US’S ROLE IN THE COUP IN BOLIVIA AND TO ASK FOR
A UNITED NATIONS ELECTORAL MISSION TO MONITOR A FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION IN THE COUNTRY.
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Bolivia has been rocked by violence for the past three weeks, as
opposition protests raged under the pretext of alleged election
irregularities, but in hindsight, we know it was an attempt to
overthrow an elected government. On Sunday, November 10, in response
to the protests and impending coup, and in an effort to stem the
violence and ensure peace in the country, Morales offered to replace
the members of the electoral body and hold new elections. BUT THE
GESTURE WAS IMMEDIATELY REBUFFED BY THE OPPOSITION LEADERS, WHO WERE
CLEARLY MORE INTERESTED IN IMPOSING AN UNELECTED GOVERNMENT OF THEIR
OWN, IN DEFIANCE OF THE WILL OF BOLIVIAN VOTERS. 

CONTACT CONGRESS NOW TO DEMAND THAT THEY LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO
THE ROLE THE US PLAYED IN THE COUP IN BOLIVIA AND TO ASK FOR A UNITED
NATIONS ELECTORAL MISSION TO MONITOR A FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN
THE COUNTRY.
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During the coup, protestors burned the houses of government ministers
and elected officials and trashed Morales’s home. The brother of
Victor Borda, the president of Bolivia’s lower house of parliament,
was taken hostage — resulting in Borda’s resignation. 

THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES CANNOT BE IGNORED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN ACTIVELY OPPOSING EVO MORALES SINCE 2001, when it sought to
weaken his political base. This was five years before he was elected
president. Since that time, the United States has funded President
Morales’ political adversaries, including civic groups in eastern
Bolivia that attempted a coup in 2008. According to the International
Federation for Human Rights, the opposition in eastern Bolivia
“promoted separatism and ethnically and socially based hatred [in
2008] through the Civic Committees (Comités Civicos), in particular
the Pro-Santa Cruz Civic Committee.” The current president of the
Pro-Santa Cruz Civic Committee is Luis Camacho, the leading coup
figure.

CONTACT CONGRESS NOW TO DEMAND THAT THEY LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO
THE ROLE THE US PLAYED IN THE COUP IN BOLIVIA AND TO ASK FOR A UNITED
NATIONS ELECTORAL MISSION TO MONITOR A FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN
THE COUNTRY.
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Against coups, 
_JODIE, LEONARDO, MEDEA, MICHELLE, AND TERI_

P.S. WATCH AND SHARE OUR VIDEO ABOUT THE SITUATION IN BOLIVIA.
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You can also listen to weekly episodes of CODEPINK Radio, where our
Latin America team discussed Bolivia, Chile and more on APPLE
PODCASTS
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_*The Organization of American States was created in 1948 at a US-led
summit to increase regional security, commercial cooperation, and
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