16 May 1949Nationalist Revolutionary MovementMamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague
Urriolagoitia expands repression against the MNR and other reformist organisations.
Historical records for Bolivia in 1949, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Urriolagoitia expands repression against the MNR and other reformist organisations.
Urriolagoitia's government defeats a nationwide MNR-led uprising known as the Civil War of 1949.
Urriolagoitia leads a conservative administration facing growing opposition from the MNR and labour movement.
Leftist gains in the 1949 legislative election intensify pressure on Hertzog's government.
The Urriolagoitia Government barely regains control, the die is cast on the moribund "Oligarchic State" of 1880-1936, resuscitated only temporarily (194043 and 194652) by the economic and mining interests that uphold it. A counter-reaction takes place and a series of violent nation-wide rebellions catalyze the so-called Civil War of MaySeptember 1949
PURS leaders withdraw confidence from Hertzog as political conflict and labour unrest increase.
Hertzog resigns and transfers presidential authority to Vice President Urriolagoitia.
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