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Security & Strategic Review - January 2007

BOLIVIA: Cochabamba coup bid backfires on government

Brinkmanship became even more precarious in Bolivia in January, as the government sought to prune the pro-autonomy camp by forcing out of office the opposition governors of Cochabamba and La Paz departments, a move that triggered violent confrontations which claimed two lives and ultimately persuaded President Evo Morales to back down in order to avoid being outflanked by the radical left. With the impasse over the constituent assembly still unsolved, Morales has also been moving to sidestep it entirely on major issues.

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