2024 in Bolivia
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National government
- President: Luis Arce (MAS)
- Vice President: David Choquehuanca (MAS)
- President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice: Ricardo Torres
- President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal: Oscar Hassenteufel
- President of the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal: Paul Franco
- President of the Senate: Andrónico Rodríguez (MAS)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Jerges Mercado (PCB)
- Assembly: 3rd
Events
March
- March 23 – Bolivian census of 2024[1]
June
- June 26 – 2024 Bolivian coup attempt: President Luis Arce accuses Bolivian Army commanding general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent it, leading to its failure[2] and Zúñiga’s arrest later that day.[3]
July
- July 1 – Bolivia summons its ambassador to Argentina after the latter’s president, Javier Milei calls the recent 2024 Bolivian coup attempt "fraudulent" and implies that it was staged.[4]
- July 15 – President Arce announces the discovery of natural gas reserves with an estimated volume of 1.7 trillion cubic meters at the Mayaya X-1 field north of La Paz.[5]
- July 21 – A bus heading to Chile collides head-on with a truck on a highway between Patacamaya and the Chilean town of Tambo Quemado, killing at least 22 people and injuring 16 others.[6]
September
- September 17 – The March to Save Bolivia, a weeklong nationwide anti-government protest called on by former president Evo Morales, begins.[7] At least 34 people are subsequently injured in clashes during the event.[8]
October
- 8 October – South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Bolivia intervenes in the genocide case on the side of South Africa.[9]
- 27 October – Former president Evo Morales claims that he had survived an assassination attempt against him near a military garrison in Villa Tunari following a gun attack on his vehicle that injured his driver.[10][11]
November
- 1 November –
- Three military garrisons are seized by Evo Morales supporters in Chapare Province.[12]
- Evo Morales begins a hunger strike demanding that the Arce government engage in dialogue.[13]
- 8 November – The Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal bars Evo Morales from running again for president in the 2025 Bolivian general election, citing his already exceeding the two-term limit.[14]
- 27 November – The Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Bolivia allows the extradition of former anti-narcotics agency head Maximiliano Dávila-Perez to the United States, where he is indicted on cocaine smuggling and possession of machine guns.[15] His extradition is finalized on 12 December.[16]
December
- 15 December – 2024 Bolivian judicial election.[17]
- 16 December – An arrest warrant is issued against Evo Morales on charges of "trafficking" a 15-year old girl when he was president.[18]
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