1936 Bolivian coup d'état
The 1936 Bolivian coup d'état, also known as the Socialist Revolution of 1936, was a civil-military coup in Bolivia that deposed President José Luis Tejada Sorzano, bringing an end to traditional political order and bringing forward the period of Military Socialism in the country. On 17 May 1936, following the largest strike movement known until then in Bolivia, the military under the young lieutenant colonel Germán Busch overthrew the government of Tejada. Busch held the reins of government until 22 May when Colonel David Toro arrived from the Chaco and assumed the presidency under a military junta supported by the army, organized labor, and the United Socialist Party.
| 1936 Bolivian coup d'état | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strikers of the Local Workers Federation (FOL) | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| José Luis Tejada Sorzano |
Germán Busch David Toro Waldó Álvarez | ||||||||
| Political support | |||||||||
| Genuine Republican Party |
United Socialist Party Socialist Republican Party Federation of Workers of Labor Local Workers Federation | ||||||||
| History of Bolivia |
|---|
| Bolivia portal |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.