All Saints' Massacre
Native name | Masacre de Todos Santos |
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Date | November 1, 1979 |
Location | La Paz, Bolivia |
Type | Violent crackdown |
Organised by | Alberto Natusch Busch |
Outcome | Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) trade union confederation launched a campaign of mass protests |
Deaths | 100 |
Non-fatal injuries | 204 |
Missing | 20 |
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The week after the coup, on November 5–6, 1979, Natusch Busch gave orders to intensify the crack-down. The soldiers of colonel Doria Medina were allowed to act without control in La Paz. Riot control vehicles were sent out into various parts of the city. A helicopter, rented from the U.S. company Groves Limited, was used to shoot down protestors. However, these measures did not prevent the continuation of mass protests. La Paz residents took to the streets, pelting rocks against the armed forces and constructed barricades.[2]
More than 100 people were killed, 204 injured and 20 '
Sixteen days after the beginning of the coup, the military regime stepped down as a result of the popular protests.[1] As of 2008, the perpetrators of the killings have not been brought to justice.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos y Mártires por la Liberación Nacional (Bolivia), Fundación Solón, and Capítulo Boliviano de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo. Informe sobre las desapariciones forzadas en Bolivia. La Paz: ASOFAMD, 2008. p. 20
- ^ a b c Dunkerley, James, and Rose Marie Vargas Jastram. Rebelión en las venas: la lucha política en Bolivia. La Paz, Bolivia: Plural, 2003. p. 326
- ^ Heridos y olvidados de los que gobernaron Bolivia[permanent dead link]