Security & Strategic Review - May 2005
Bolivian military warns it will not tolerate ‘unconstitutional’ moves towards autonomy
Rumours of military coup plots have been recurring in the background of Bolivia's political unrest for almost two years. They revived in the thick of the present round of unrest, and drama was added when two middle-ranking officers appeared on television calling for the resignation of President Carlos Mesa and the formation of a 'civic-military' government. That came to nothing, but there remains a very real risk of military intervention, provoked by the unilateral moves towards regional autonomy by Santa Cruz and other departments of the 'Media Luna'.
Rumours of military coup plots have been recurring in the background of Bolivia's political unrest for almost two years. They revived in the thick of the present round of unrest, and drama was added when two middle-ranking officers appeared on television calling for the resignation of President Carlos Mesa and the formation of a 'civic-military' government. That came to nothing, but there remains a very real risk of military intervention, provoked by the unilateral moves towards regional autonomy by Santa Cruz and other departments of the 'Media Luna'.
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