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Bolivia Declares State of Emergency as Protests Paralyse the Country
The Guardian·Monday, 22 June 2026
Bolivia's president declared a state of emergency and deployed soldiers and bulldozers to clear anti-government roadblocks that have paralysed the country for more than six weeks. Unions, Indigenous groups, and coca farmers have been blocking roads across Bolivia in protest against the conservative president. Bulldozers were sent in to raze the barricades.
Why It Matters
Bolivia's political crisis is an example of how economic discontent and Indigenous rights movements can rapidly escalate into national emergencies — a dynamic relevant to understanding social movements globally.
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