Also known as the , this was a month-long social revolt in September and October 2003. Attacks on the Press in 2003 - Bolivia - Refworld

In February 2003, massive riots broke out in La Paz following President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada’s proposal of a (known as the impuestazo ). The measure was intended to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) goals to reduce the national fiscal deficit.

: The government eventually withdrew the tax proposal. 2. Black October (Octubre Negro)

: The fighting resulted in at least 30 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

The report you mentioned, , refers to two pivotal and violent periods of civil unrest in Bolivia that reshaped the country’s political landscape. 1. Black February (Febrero Negro)

: The tax sparked a police mutiny and violent clashes between the National Police and the Army.