Word: ballivi
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...guns. Seizing La Paz's most powerful radio station, they fooled at least part of the populace by announcing a "total and bloodless victory." But only part of the army joined them; at the last minute, top commanders swung their forces behind the junta government of General Hugo Ballivián. Bringing reinforcements from outlying towns, the government counterattacked with planes, artillery and mortars. Early next day, the M.N.R.'s top army supporter, General Antonio Seleme, thought the rebel cause lost and took refuge in the Chilean embassy...
Left to himself, Urriolagoitia might have felt obliged to hand over power to the M.N.R. As it was, he was only too glad to bow out and let the army take over. Result: one of the quietest revolutions in Latin American history. Brigadier General Hugo Ballivián, 49, Chaco War hero, became head of a ten-man junta (three generals, seven colonels). Ex-President Urriolagoitia rode peacefully from the palace to the airport, boarded a plane for Arica, Chile. Not a shot was fired...
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