Bolivia, 1951 — dissident coup conspiracy
Event Summary
The dataset records an event coded as a dissident coup conspiracy in Bolivia on 3 September 1951, during the eleven-month rule of the anti-MNR military junta of General Hugo Ballivian. After the 6 May 1951 election gave the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement candidate Victor Paz Estenssoro a plurality, President Urriolagoitia refused to let Congress confirm him and instead handed power on 16 May 1951 to the Ballivian junta in a self-coup known as the Mamertazo, which then annulled the election. According to United States diplomatic records, throughout the eleven-month period the junta was in power there was a continuous series of plots and rumors of plots, many driven by the conviction that the MNR, having won the election, should be allowed to govern.
The coded September 1951 conspiracy fits this pattern of MNR and pro-Paz plotting against the junta, which culminated in the successful National Revolution of April 1952.
Researched Details
Researched
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Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
14509031951
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: The Ballivian junta suppressed the plotting but fell to the MNR revolution in April 1952.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
Daily Boston Globe
New York Times
The Sun
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →