What the records say
- When
- May 1936
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 16.50° S, 68.13° W
- Description
- coup d'état in Bolivia on 17 May 1936
1936 Bolivian coup d'état
Coup d'état in Bolivia on 17 May 1936
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.
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