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In three dramatic weeks in October and November 2019, the fourteen
years of progressive change that Evo Morales' pink tide government
had worked to implement in Bolivia and beyond came to a screeching
halt. President Morales was forced to resign after protests against
his re-election to a fourth term in allegedly fraudulent elections
erupted among the urban middle classes, anti-indigenous racists,
and prominent conservative politicians. The country's far right
used the ensuing crisis to orchestrate a successful coup, with
military and police backing, paving the way for a repressive
"transition" government led by Jeanine Anez to take power. The Anez
government quelled popular protests with lethal force, shut down
critical media outlets, and targeted members of Morales' political
party, the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). Despite postponing
elections three times, the Anez government was eventually forced to
call elections in October 2020. The MAS swept back into power,
winning elections with 55% of the vote and returning democracy to
the country. This book tells the story of this year of upheaval in
Bolivia, providing a critical analysis of the 14 years of the MAS
government that preceded it as well as the MAS return to power in
2020. It includes personal stories and commentary from women and
men on the streets, leaders in social movements, members of the MAS
party and government, survivors of Anez's abuses, and
intellectuals.
In three dramatic weeks in October and November 2019, the fourteen
years of progressive change that Evo Morales' pink tide government
had worked to implement in Bolivia and beyond came to a screeching
halt. President Morales was forced to resign after protests against
his re-election to a fourth term in allegedly fraudulent elections
erupted among the urban middle classes, anti-indigenous racists,
and prominent conservative politicians. The country's far right
used the ensuing crisis to orchestrate a successful coup, with
military and police backing, paving the way for a repressive
"transition" government led by Jeanine Anez to take power. The Anez
government quelled popular protests with lethal force, shut down
critical media outlets, and targeted members of Morales' political
party, the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). Despite postponing
elections three times, the Anez government was eventually forced to
call elections in October 2020. The MAS swept back into power,
winning elections with 55% of the vote and returning democracy to
the country. This book tells the story of this year of upheaval in
Bolivia, providing a critical analysis of the 14 years of the MAS
government that preceded it as well as the MAS return to power in
2020. It includes personal stories and commentary from women and
men on the streets, leaders in social movements, members of the MAS
party and government, survivors of Anez's abuses, and
intellectuals.
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