21 December 1942
Catavi Massacre
Government forces kill striking miners and civilians during the Catavi Massacre.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Catavi in Bolivia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Government forces kill striking miners and civilians during the Catavi Massacre.
Paz Estenssoro nationalises the major tin-mining groups and transfers them to state control.
The MNR government nationalises the major tin mines and creates COMIBOL
Government troops attack mining communities during the San Juan Massacre.
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