2024 in Bolivia
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The following is a chronology of notable events from the year 2024 in Bolivia.
Incumbents
[edit]National government
[edit]- President: Luis Arce (MAS)
- Vice President: David Choquehuanca (MAS)
- President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice: Ricardo Torres
- President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal: Oscar Hassenteufel
- President of the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal: Paul Franco
- President of the Senate: Andrónico Rodríguez (MAS)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Jerges Mercado (PCB)
- Assembly: 3rd
Events
[edit]- March 23 – Bolivian census of 2024[1]
- June 26 – 2024 Bolivian coup attempt: President Luis Arce accuses Bolivian Army commanding general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent it, leading to its failure[2] and Zúñiga’s arrest later that day.[3]
- July 1 – Bolivia summons its ambassador to Argentina after the latter’s president, Javier Milei calls the recent 2024 Bolivian coup attempt "fraudulent" and implies that it was staged.[4]
- July 15 – President Arce announces the discovery of natural gas reserves with an estimated volume of 1.7 trillion cubic meters at the Mayaya X-1 field north of La Paz.[5]
- July 21 – A bus heading to Chile collides head-on with a truck on a highway between Patacamaya and the Chilean town of Tambo Quemado, killing at least 22 people and injuring 16 others.[6]
Deaths
[edit]Arts and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year holidays
- 22 January – Plurinational State Day
- 12–13 February – Carnival
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 30 May – Corpus Christi
- 21 June – Aymara New Year
- 6 August – National Day
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
References
[edit]- ^ "Bolivia sets date for census after violent protests". France 24. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis". AP News. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Bolivia: Soldiers storm presidential palace in apparent coup attempt". BBC News. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Bolivia summons Argentine ambassador after Milei brands attempted coup 'fraudulent'". Reuters. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Bolivia's beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country". Associated Press. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "More than 20 killed in Bolivia's worst road accident this year". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Bolivia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Online calendar
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