Series of protests, general strikes, and riots which gripped La Paz in July 1946
1946 La Paz riots
Protesters hang a Bolivian flag outside a government building
Date
8–21 July 1946
Location
La Paz, Bolivia
Caused by
Political repression by the government, teachers' wage strikes
Methods
General strikes, rioting, shooting, rock throwing, lynching
Resulted in
Removal of the MNR from government
Resignation and later death of Gualberto Villarroel
Interim junta assumes control of the government
Summoning of new elections on 5 January 1947
Parties
Bolivian Government
RADEPA
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
Municipal police
Armed Forces of Bolivia (until 20 Jul. 1946)[a]
Pro-Government protesters
Opposition groups
Revolutionary Left Party
Teachers' Confederation
Trade Union Confederation of Bolivian Workers
Armed Forces of Bolivia (from 20 Jul. 1946)
UMSA students
Anti-Government protesters
Lead figures
Gualberto Villarroel†
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
Edmundo Nogales
UMSA students and professors
Casualties and losses
Dead: 130 Injured: 200+[1]
The 1946 La Paz riots were a series of increasingly violent strikes and protests which culminated in the lynching and hanging of then president Gualberto Villarroel and the complete collapse of his government. The riots occurred in La Paz between 8 and 21 July 1946. What started as teachers' strikes demanding increased wages quickly escalated as university students, organized labor workers, and civilians clashed with municipal police and armed, pro-government civilians. By the end, interim control of the country was handed to a junta of representatives of the three striking groups chaired by independent magistrates of the Superior Court of Justice of the judicial district of La Paz.[1]
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