1946 La Paz riots

1946 La Paz riots
Protesters hang a Bolivian flag outside a government building
Date	8–21 July 1946
Location	La Paz, Bolivia
Caused by	Political repression by the government, teachers' wage strikes
Methods	General strikes, rioting, shooting, rock throwing, lynching
Resulted in	Removal of the MNR from government Resignation and later death of Gualberto Villarroel Interim junta assumes control of the government Summoning of new elections on 5 January 1947
Parties
Bolivian government RADEPA Revolutionary Nationalist Movement Municipal police Armed Forces of Bolivia (until 20 Jul. 1946)[a] Pro-government protesters Opposition groups Revolutionary Left Party Teachers' Confederation Trade Union Confederation of Bolivian Workers Armed Forces of Bolivia (from 20 Jul. 1946) UMSA students Anti-government protesters
Lead figures
Gualberto Villarroel † Víctor Paz Estenssoro Edmundo Nogales UMSA students and professors
Casualties and losses
Dead: 130 Injured: 200+[1]

The 1946 La Paz riots were a series of increasingly violent strikes and protests which culminated in the lynching and hanging of then president of Bolivia, Gualberto Villarroel, and the complete collapse of his government. The riots occurred in La Paz between 8 and 21 July 1946. What started as teachers' strikes demanding increased wages quickly escalated as university students, organized labor workers, and civilians clashed with municipal police and armed, pro-government civilians. By the end, interim control of the country was handed to a junta of representatives of the three striking groups chaired by independent magistrates of the Superior Court of Justice of the judicial district of La Paz.^[1]

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