WILL THE PEOPLE OF BOLIVIA REVERSE THE US-SUPPORTED COUP AGAINST EVO MORALES?

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Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
POPULAR RESISTANCE

November 11, 2019

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]olivia – On November 11, following victory in the October 20 presidential election and a vicious right-wing coup attempt, President Evo Morales resigned. Signs that a coup would occur if Morales won re-election surfaced before the election took place. Violent groups burnt buildings of Morales’ MAS (Movement Toward Socialism) Party and tried to cause chaos in the streets.

Immediately after the election, coup-supporters claimed there was election fraud without evidence to support the claim. The Organization of American States (OAS) demanded a recount, which Morales agreed to conduct. Then they called for a new election, which Morales consented to. And finally, as right-wing violence escalated to an extreme level, the head of the military turned against the President.

The resignation of Evo Morales is sending shockwaves across Bolivia, Latin America and around the world. People rallied immediately to reverse this US-supported coup using the hashtag, #EvoElMundoEstaContigo.

Popular Resistance joins social movements in Bolivia, around the world and in the United States in calling for Evo Morales to return to power. The people of Bolivia have the power to reverse this US-supported coup. Now is the time to act. People power can reverse this coup.

Bolivia | Thousands of Evo Morales supporters are marching in the city of El Alto as they refuse to accept the president’s resignation amid the right-wing coup.

Bolivia | Thousands of Evo Morales supporters are marching in the city of El Alto as they refuse to accept the president’s resignation amid the right-wing coup. pic.twitter.com/HFykMhxqFR

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 11, 2019

This is huge: tens of thousands of union members, indigenous people, and rural farmers are descending on the Bolivian capital of La Paz to protect the democratically elected socialist government of Evo Morales from the violent right-wing coup rocking the country https://t.co/rgbOOuqXVD

— Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) November 9, 2019

This is a huge march to support Bolivia's democratically elected President Evo Morales, against the coup

Note how the demonstrators are largely Indigenous, unlike the elite right-wing opposition gangs who are burning Indigenous flagspic.twitter.com/H1RGZV1Ge6

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) November 11, 2019

Bolivia | Supporters of President #EvoMorales are taking to the streets of major cities in the country to express their support for democracy and for the legitimacy of the president's mandate against right-wing violent unrest. pic.twitter.com/PvwVZOeOsV

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 10, 2019

People haven't given up in Bolivia following the coup. The indigenous city of El Alto, next to La Paz, is still fighting. Anti-coup protesters have been setting up road blocks last night and this morning. This is the district 'Ex Tranca' (vid: @RoseugeH) pic.twitter.com/ZQWm3wesrE

— Ollie Vargas (@OVargas52) November 11, 2019

Bolivian feminists denounce the coup d'etat in #Bolivia.

"This is a fundamentalist coup, because it proposes returning the Bible to the governing palace."

"They are burning the offices of the Indigenous & campesino social organizations."https://t.co/kCTwj8rdZg

— Michael Fox (@mfox_us) November 11, 2019

People outside of Bolivia are showing their solidary and calling for the return of Evo Morales to power.

NYC protests against the coup in Bolivia, love and solidarity ✊ pic.twitter.com/Ao9Gp5WeuP

— Daniel BrinkYo (@dannywyo) November 11, 2019

Protest against the US-backed military coup in Bolivia, happening now in Baltimore pic.twitter.com/C361HgacBX

— Jaisal Boo!r (@jaisalnoor) November 11, 2019

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of London, UK to condemn the right-wing coup in Bolivia against Evo Morales. pic.twitter.com/hJVg0ncr20

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 11, 2019

Two presidential candidates have called for an end to the coup and return to power by Evo Morales. First to do so was Howie Hawkins of the Green Party:

We oppose the collapse of rule of law and due process that is being perpetrated by right-wingers that want to dismantle the material gains won by the indigenous people of Bolivia and of its socialists. We applaud AMLO's offer of asylum and we hope for Evo Morales' safety. pic.twitter.com/gJIsWZjFNS

— Howie Hawkins (@HowieHawkins20) November 11, 2019

Senator Bernie Sanders has also denounced the coup:

“Calling for an 'End to Violence,' Bernie Sanders Becomes First 2020 Democratic Presidential Contender to Criticize Bolivian Coup... The people of Bolivia deserve free, fair, and peaceful elections,". #HumanRights #democracy #Bernie2020 https://t.co/3VVQvGHZBm

— jackehill (@jackehill) November 11, 2019

The world knows this was a US-supported coup:

Let us be very clear in our words. Evo is nothing but the democratically-elected president. What we’ve just witnessed is nothing but a coup. The forces now looting Bolivia & attacking the poor are not protestors, but armed terrorists. A fascist takeover in broad daylight. https://t.co/Q8o8WtGj70

— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) November 11, 2019

Resignation of Bolivia’s Evo Morales was no victory for democracy, but a US-sponsored coup

Op-ed by Eva Bartlett https://t.co/3TSBripe5K

— RT (@RT_com) November 11, 2019

This is a coup. This is a coup against the arrival of the indigenous people’s of Bolivia to the forefront of history. @evoespueblo is the standard-bearer of generations of indigenous socialists. His removal is the return of the old oligarchy. Condemn. #ElMundoConEvo

— Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) November 10, 2019

Venezuelan President @NicolasMaduro to the Bolivian right-wing: "So now what do you think you are going to do with all the people who voted for @evoespueblo? Do you think you can just defeat them like that? Well, guess what... you won't because they have over 500 years resisting! pic.twitter.com/eci1tBe3jC

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 11, 2019

US coup leaders stick together. Here is a Venezuelan coup leader meeting with a Bolivian coup leader just as the regime change campaign was about to begin.

Supporters of Bolivia's democratically elected President Evo Morales have flooded the streets, demanding an overturning of the right-wing coup, which threatens to permanently destroy their democracypic.twitter.com/KykFkeOUdO

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) November 11, 2019

The coup is being condemned by world leaders and social movements.

WORLD LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN COUP AGAINST EVO MORALES IN BOLIVIA

Social movements and organizations also shared their messages of support and condemnation to the internationally repudiated coup in Bolivia. https://t.co/WHTrTnFLcZ pic.twitter.com/rpw2CwytSC

— Annani Muss (@annani_muss) November 11, 2019

Acabo de saber que houve um golpe de estado na Bolívia e que o companheiro @evoespueblo foi obrigado a renunciar. É lamentável que a América Latina tenha uma elite econômica que não saiba conviver com a democracia e com a inclusão social dos mais pobres.

— Lula (@LulaOficial) November 10, 2019

The Mexican government said it recognizes Evo Morales as the "legitimate" president of Bolivia, denouncing that his resignation was due to a "coup" carried out by the army, which it described as a serious setback for the region. https://t.co/EHMoeoV0qV

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 11, 2019

Happy to debunk some myths obscuring recent events in Bolivia, where a violent coup has overthrown the country’s democratically-leader @evoespueblo, on @AJEnglish

I denounce OAS double standards & place Evo’s ouster in historic context

Full video: https://t.co/hn9HvvKAOp pic.twitter.com/jLxNrheWrp

— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) November 11, 2019

I'm shocked!  The US media is failing to report that the resignation of Evo Morales was a coup by calling it a “resignation”.

There's literally not a single thing about the violence and military rule taking place in Bolivia that is about restoration of democracy.

Everything that's happening is about an end to democracy there: a classic coup.

It's astonishing US media outlets won't call it that: https://t.co/7Lcii1HEzC

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 11, 2019

Western media outlets are doing everything possible to avoid the word "coup" in Bolivia reporting https://t.co/0imAVvLZ4f via @caitoz

— Dan Cohen (@dancohen3000) November 11, 2019

Media: This is NOT a coup. Do not adjust your TV sets. My latest on the coup in #Bolivia published today in @FAIRmediawatch https://t.co/t5K4E29xhz

— Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) November 11, 2019

Corporate media dutifully reports an upside down reality to protect global capitalism & provide cover for another right-wing coup.

US puppet OAS is lying about election fraud https://t.co/qPRyDD6lov

Bolivia’s Supreme Court extended term limits last year https://t.co/eFrf29UH38

— Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) November 11, 2019

There were no voting irregularities in Bolivia to support the claim that the election result was disputed:

Whatever his record as President, ballot stuffing is wrong.
so this take on Bolivia by the Labour leader is truly startling. The Organisation of American States found a "heap of observed irregularities" in the October 20 election and said a new vote should be held. https://t.co/wnnnWHBQjU

— Patrick Wintour (@patrickwintour) November 11, 2019

The United States is backing a right-wing coup in Bolivia. https://t.co/LVVDknzbKq

— Jacobin (@jacobinmag) November 10, 2019

After the U.S.-backed coup in Bolivia, here is an overview of all the coups the United States has been involved in across Latin America. #ThisIsACoup pic.twitter.com/V5mLIArhgK

— redfish (@redfishstream) November 11, 2019

 

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Social / political justice activists Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers are senior editors at Popular Resistance.  

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