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  1. #BoliviaEnCrisis High drama and split loyalties with the Armed Forces High Command followed Evo Morales' ouster as president of Bolivia. paginasiete.bo/seguridad/2019/12/1/fiel-evo-hasta-el-final-kaliman-saco-las-tropas-amenazado-por-su-estado-mayor-239081.html
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      Armed Forces commander Williams Kaliman appears in this account, sourced to his close associates, as a close ally of Evo Morales.
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        A threatened mutiny/coup by mid-ranking soldiers and a strong push by Army commander Grover Rojas forced Kaliman to order the military into a policing role on November 11.
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          Per this account, Kaliman maintained cordial contact with Evo Morales and his defense minister in the day after the president's resignation.
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            Not discussed here but crucial for understanding the overall coup: the alliances between incipient leaders and these forces w/in the military
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              President Jeanine Añez evidently ratified this movement of hardliners via her appointments on November 13.
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                This also explains Kaliman's retirement immediately afterwards.
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                  Still unclear: What kind of transition did Kaliman expect? And did he sell Evo on that idea rather than force him out?