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Javier Zavaleta, Evo's defense minister: 1. There was never a plan to put down the police mutiny by force 2. Desire to avoid bloodshed was more impt than military "suggestion" in Evo's resignation 3. There was insubordination lower in military la-razon.com/nacional/2020/11/06/zavaleta-abandona-su-asilo-revela-que-las-ffaa-nunca-fueron-el-plan-para-contener-las-protestas/?amp=1&__twitter_impression=truePermalink On twitter.com
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You can see where these details fit in the timeline of Evo's ouster. woborders.blog/2020/01/08/tick-tock-evo-overthrow/ My view remains that a hard Right/non-commanding officer alliance leveraged an uprising into a far Right government.Permalink On twitter.com
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What makes it decisively a coup was (1) the ruptured chain of command; (2) the removal of standing rights to protest; (3) deadly repression and mass arrests; (4) the sudden submission of the judiciary to mass political persecution;Permalink On twitter.com
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(5, with reservations) the collaboration between the interim government and far Right protesters in forcing dozens of MAS officials to resign by threatening/attacking their homes on Nov 9-11.Permalink On twitter.com
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Note that 4, 5, and a wave of craven self-censorship by the media may have been overt actions or the side effect of a society w/ historical memory of how to act during a coup.On twitter.com