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<h1 class="reader-title">“Rifles, machineguns, El Alto will not
fall!” Dual Power in Bolivia?</h1>
<div class="credits reader-credits">No Borders - November 11,
2019<br>
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<p>As the coup leaders attempt to consolidate power in
Bolivia, the 1,000,000-strong, indigenous-majority
city of El Alto neighboring the capital La Paz shows
signs of resistance. <a
href="https://www.elsaltodiario.com/bolivia/las-juntas-vecinales-de-el-alto-le-declaran-la-guerra-al-golpe-de-estado-en-bolivia-">Martín
Cúneo, a reporter with El Alto news</a>, reports the
following: </p>
<p><em>Neighborhood meeting in El Alto have declared war
on the coup in Bolivia. Powerful organizations in El
Alto, located 5 kilometers from La Paz, have called
people to “form self-defense committees, blockades,
and determined and permanent mobilization” against
the coup. This organization was central to the
downfall of neoliberal president Gonzalo Sánchez de
Lozada in 2003. </em></p>
<p>The report from El Alto includes a video of residents
blockading streets, chanting, “<a
href="https://twitter.com/OrlenysOV/status/1193720353199181824">Rifles,
machine-guns, El Alto will not fall!</a>“</p>
<p>Here, the leader of the Federation of Neighborhood
Associations of El Alto, calls for resistance to the
coup: </p>
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<p>In the video, Federation leaders issue the following
instructions:</p>
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<li>Maintain permanent mobilization in defense of
democracy, peace, and respect for the majority. </li>
<li>The coup leaders have 48 hours to leave their
positions.</li>
<li>Citizens are instructed to form self-defense
committees, organize blockades, and maintain
permanent mobilization. </li>
<li>Demands the Bolivian police respect the
constitution. </li>
<li>(at 3:58 in the video) If the Bolivian police do
not comply with the constitution, the Federation of
Neighborhood Associations of Bolivia calls for the
formation of a Trade Union-Civilian Police Force to
safeguard our people and institutions.</li>
<li>Calls on government institutions to obey the law.
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