UPDATED NOV11 1:30PM-BREAKING NEWS: Evo Morales Announces his Resignation (Coup d’Etat Consummated)
After several weeks of a coup d’etat promoted by right-wing factors after losing the presidential elections by more than 10%, President Evo Morales is just announcing at this moment on a TV broadcast he is submitting his resignation to the Bolivian Congress.
On twitter, right wing influencers have been spreading information about Evo Morales getting into the presidential plane and using it as evidence that he has left the country and is on his way to China.
At the moment the exact location of the broadcast is not known but Vice -president Alvaro Garcia Linera also addressed the nation to say that he was submitting his resignation too.
Sputnik correspondent in La Paz, Marco Teruggi reported that the Commander of Bolivia’s Armed Forces, Gen. Williams Kaliman, has requested President Evo Morale’s resignation in a press conference.
El comandante de la Fuerza Armada pide la renuncia del presidente Evo Morales. Los pasos de golpe de Estado se aceleran. #EvoElMundoContigo#10Nov pic.twitter.com/JN78Lwdpaq
— Marco Teruggi (@Marco_Teruggi) November 10, 2019
We will keep updating this post as the information flows continuous on this sad day for democracy.
Sunday, Nov 10 (20:25 Caracas time):
In the tweet below you will here the speech of Gen. Williams Kaliman “suggesting” Evo Morales “resign”, is not this a euphemism for Coup D’Etat?
Sugiere???? HDP https://t.co/zkBvSdvQva
— Carlos Montero (@CMonteroOficial) November 10, 2019
A few minutes after Evo Morales TV addressed his resignation, Adriana Salvatierra, the head of Bolivia’s Senate also resigned. In the same fashion dozens of Evo Morales supporters and officials (mayors, governors, deputies, senators) have been doing under threats of violence.
Bolivia’s President of the Senate, Adriana Salvatierra, announces her resignation. She was suppossed to assume the presidency after Evo Morales and Alvaro Garcia Linera were forced to resigned earlier Sunday afternoon. https://t.co/moZ2ngpXs7
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 10, 2019
For several days there have been small incidents of violence against the Cuban and Venezuelan embassies in La Paz, but after Evo Morales’ resignation the threat of terrorists actions have increased as can be seen on twitter.
Venezuelan Embassy in Bolivia being seige by right wing terrorists…. https://t.co/7h6rRoLA7c
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) November 10, 2019
It is also reported by Gabriela Montaño via her Twitter account that the armed forces and police intend to arrest President Morales. Mexico has offered him asylum, having already welcomed 20 members of his government.
Sunday, Nov 10, 9 p.m. (Caracas time)
Evo Morales posted to Twitter explaining his reasons for resigning.
Renuncio para que Mesa y Camacho no sigan persiguiendo, secuestrando y maltratando a mis ministros, dirigentes sindicales y a sus familiares y para que no sigan perjudicando a comerciantes, gremiales, profesionales independientes y transportistas que tienen el derecho a trabajar.
— Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) November 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10 9:50 p.m. (Caracas time)
Camacho confirms arrest order for Evo Morales.
Confirmado!! orden de aprehensión para Evo Morales!! La policia y los militares están buscándolo en el Chapare, lugar que se escondió. Los Militares le quitaron el avión presidencial y está escondido en el chapare, van por el! ¡JUSTICIA!#NadieSeRinde #Bolivia — Luis Fernando Camacho (@LuisFerCamachoV) November 11, 2019
Sunday Nov 10 11:30 p.m. (Caracas time)
General Williams Kaliman Romero, who propitiated the Coup “suggesting” Evo’s resignation, was Military attache in the US from 2013 to 2016 according to the Venezuelan news outlet “La Tabla”.
#Bolivia El general Williams Kalimán Romero, actual comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Armada de Bolivia, que “sugirió” renuncia de Pdte. Evo Morales, fue el agregado de defensa en EEUU de 2013 a 2016. Previamente comandó Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta contra cultivo de coca en 2011-2012 pic.twitter.com/4IpjDj7XuZ
— La Tabla (@latablablog) November 10, 2019
Repression and criminalization of Evo Morales supporters did not wait. They already captured the board of the Electoral Council in Bolivia. Racism and fascism are key to these abuses.
Let us be very clear in our words. Evo is nothing but the democratically-elected president. What we’ve just witnessed is nothing but a coup. The forces now looting Bolivia & attacking the poor are not protestors, but armed terrorists. A fascist takeover in broad daylight. https://t.co/Q8o8WtGj70
— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) November 11, 2019
In La Paz right wing supporters vandalized Evo Morale’s house and burned some paintings.
Opositores de Cochabamba saquean la casa de Evo Morales. Sacan algunos cuadros a la calle y los queman.pic.twitter.com/PF9i2c3V3o
— Descifrando la Guerra (@descifraguerra) November 10, 2019
Yo no lo puedo creer. Así entraron a la casa de Evo Morales ¿Esto es democracia?
¿Esto es justicia? Que locura. pic.twitter.com/PK6bt1lSii— 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗞 💚 (@ChicaK_ok) November 11, 2019
The Coup is Racist
They are burning headquarters of indigenous organizations, breaking Wiphalas and torturing its leaders.
Oligarchy never accepted to call an “indio” Mr. President. Now it’s their time for revenge.#EvoNoEstasSolo#ChavezNecesito3DiasParaVolverEvoNecesitaraMenos https://t.co/9TrgHFvSfb
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) November 11, 2019
The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a communique denouncing the Coup D’Etat and requesting the international community deplore this blatant break in Bolivia’s constitutional order.
“Using the resignation of Evo as an excuse is not enough because when you resign under threat the resignation is void,” an international expert said to OT.
COMMUNIQUE| Venezuela denounces the grotesque Coup D’Etat consummated in the Plurinational State of Bolivia against its President Evo Morales and the sovereignty of the Bolivian people. The International community can not remain silent before this affront to democracy https://t.co/fb77hpK5Fx
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) November 11, 2019
The Bolivian people is realizing the magnitude of what is happening and have started to protest in the streets of La Paz demanding Evo’s return while Diosdado Cabello in Venezuela said that Evo Morales might go back to power as Hugo Chavez did during the US led Coup of 2002.
Supporters of Bolivia’s democratically elected President Evo Morales have flooded the streets, demanding an overturning of the right-wing coup, which threatens to permanently destroy their democracy. pic.twitter.com/KykFkeOUdO
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) November 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 1:30 p.m. (Caracas time)
Alba countries rejected in a communique the coup d’etat against Evo Morales, demanded respect for civil rights and for the life of Evo Morales.
#COMUNICADO | La ALBA-TCP condena el infame Golpe de Estado en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia y exige respeto a los derechos civiles, la libertad e integridad física del Presidente Evo Morales.
¡La Alianza convoca a la defensa de la hija predilecta de Bolívar! pic.twitter.com/wBplJohDbM— Jorge Arreaza M (@jaarreaza) November 11, 2019
Mexico’s government did the same calling events in Bolivia the right way: a Coup d’Etat, and calling an emergency meeting of the OAS.
El @GobiernoMX llama por su nombre lo que le ocurrió a Evo: un golpe de Estado porque “el ejército pidió la renuncia del presidente y eso violenta el orden constitucional de ese país, esos son los hechos”. @m_ebrard pic.twitter.com/s1ciQ9DZVN
— Alina Duarte (@AlinaDuarte_) November 11, 2019
Meanwhile right wing extremists like Colombia’s Andres Pastrana called openly and in the most fascist way for Evo Morales assassination citing Mariano Ospina Perez: in times of dificulties have more value a dead president than a fugitive one. We are embedding the tweet but also an image because we know he will erase that tweet soon.
@evoespueblo Hoy si que recuerdo las palabras del Ex Presidente Mariano Ospina Pérez en momentos de dificultades: “Vale más un Presidente muerto que un Presidente fugitivo”.
— Andrés Pastrana A (@AndresPastrana_) November 11, 2019
Marco Teruggi reporting early this morning from downtown La Paz informed of a tense calm, of people preparing the mobilization and the coup plotters not knowing how to advance the coup plans.
Esta es la situación en La Paz, #Bolivia, en la Plaza Murillo, donde ayer tuvieron lugares hechos centrales del golpe de Estado. A esta hora aún hay muchas preguntas, esto es lo que se sabe.#EvoElMundoEstaContigo#RespaldoTotalAEvo #11Nov pic.twitter.com/OHB68wqz9o
— Marco Teruggi (@Marco_Teruggi) November 11, 2019
A few minutes ago the same Argentinian journalist tweeted about people starting to go to the streets demanding Evo’s return and in parallel the head of La Paz police say that they will use force if needed to keep the peace. Interesting change of positions.
La gente sale a enfrentar el Golpe de Estado en El Alto y varios puntos de La Paz. Necesitamos transmitir, ya casi no quedan medios de comunicación y los golpistas cuentan con el respaldo de los gobiernos de derecha, la OEA, EEUU y sus grandes medios. #RespaldoTotalAEvo#11Nov pic.twitter.com/XLiL6FrrhW
— Marco Teruggi (@Marco_Teruggi) November 11, 2019
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