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{{Short description|Land warfare branch of Bolivia}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Bolivian Army
| native_name = {{lang|es|Ejército de Bolivia}}
| image =
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| start_date = {{Start date and age|1810}}
| country = {{Flagcountry|Bolivia|state|size=23px}}
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| commander1 = President [[Luis Arce]]
| commander1_label = Commander-in-Chief
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| commander2_label = Commanding General of the Army
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[[File:Bolivian Army 2nd Lt. Mauricio Vidangos stands guard at the entry control point of an Observation Point.jpg|thumb|A Bolivian soldier stands guard at the entry control point during training in October 2002]]
The '''Bolivian Army''' ({{lang-es|Ejército Boliviano}}) is the land force branch of the [[Armed Forces of Bolivia]].
Figures on the size and composition of the Bolivian army vary considerably, with little official data available. It is estimated that the army has between 26,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/410.html|title=CIA World Facts|language=es|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=1 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701071542/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/410.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History==
{{Empty section|date=June 2024}}
==Organization==
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==== Army aviation command ====
Army aviation company 291 (La Paz), army aviation company 292 (Santa Cruz)▼
*291st Cavalry Group (La Paz)
** Army aviation company 291 (La Paz)
===Regional===
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===Army Divisions===
The army is organized into ten territorial divisions, titled Army Divisions (AD), plus a mechanized
* 1st Mechanized
* 1st AD, Viacha (La Paz Department): 36th IR, 35th IR, 30th IR Murillo (mountain), 2nd CEB G.F.Roman.
* 2nd AD (Mountain), Oruro: 21st IR Illimani (Mountain), RI 22 Mejillones, 25th RI (Mountain Training) Tocopilla, RC 8 Braun, Bat.Ing. 7 Sajama.
* 3rd AD, Villamontes (Tarija Department): 5th IR Campero, RI 20 Padilla, RC 3 Aroma, RA 3 Pisagua, 1st CEB Chorolque.
* 4th AD, Camiri (Santa Cruz Department):, 6th Infantry Regiment Campos, RI 11 Boqueron, 1st Cavalry Regt. "E. Avaroa", FAR 4 Bullian
* 5th AD, Roboré (Santa Cruz Department): RI 13 Montes, RI 14 Florida, RI 15 Junin, RC 6 Castrillo, RA 5 Vergara
* 6th AD, Trinidad: RI 17 Indepedencia, RI 29 Echevarria, RI 31 Rios, RI 32 Murguia, 2nd Cavalry Regt. Ballivan, 8th AR Mendez (reserve), Bat.Ing. 6 Riosinho.
* 7th Army Division, Cochabamba (the largest):, 18th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Victoria" (Army Special Troops Training Center), 26th IR R.Barrientos (mech.) 29th PIR "CPT V.Ustariz" (airborne), 7th FA Regt. Tumusia, Bat.Ing.5 T.N.Ovando, 3rd Mil. Police Regt.
* 8th AD, Santa Cruz: RI 7 Marzana, RI 10 Warnes (mech.), RC 10 G.M.J.M. Mercado, RA 9 Mitre (reserve), Bat.Ing. 3 Pando.
* 9th AD (Reserve), [[Rurrenabaque]]: the Division has been reduced to reserve status and its component units have been divided up between DE-1 and DE-6
* 10th AD, Tupiz: 2nd Infantry Regiment "Marshal Antonio Jose de Sucre", 3rd IR "Juan Jose Perez", RI 4 Loa, RI 27 Antofagasta, 7th ACR Chichas (Armored Cavalry), RA 12 Ayohuma (reserve)
[[File:0033FSDF.JPG|thumb|[[SK-105 Kürassier]] 19
Regimental abbreviations
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Bat.Ing./CEB: Engineer battalion
The
[[File:Francotiradores bolivianos de la Armada, Tierra y montaña.jpg|thumb|Snipers carrying [[Dragunov SVD]] rifles.]]
* eight cavalry regiments, included two mechanized regiments
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=== Vehicles ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Bolivian army equipment<ref name="saorbats.com.ar">{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/ORBAT-Bolivia-%20EB.htm |title=
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| [[Tank]]s
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24 [[MOWAG Roland]] (locally upgraded; used by the military police)
41 [[ZFB-05]]
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|[[Artillery]]
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* 6 [[
▲36 [[M116 howitzer|75mm Pack Howitzer M1]]
'''Mortars:'''
* [[M120 mortar|M120]]
* 250 [[
* [[FM mortar|FM]] 81 mm
* M-60 60 mm
* [[
* [[M224 mortar|M224]] 60 mm mortars
▲[[M224 mortar|M224]] 60mm mortars
'''Anti-Air:'''
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16 2x37mm [[37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)|Type 65]],
80 2x20mm [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikon K20]],
50 [[HN-5]] MANPAD Surface-to-air missile
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[[RPG-7]], [[Type 69 RPG|Type 69-1]],
2,000 [[M72 LAW|
[[RL-83 Blindicide]]
[[M67 recoilless rifle|
[[B-10 recoilless rifle|
[[M40 recoilless rifle|
40 [[HJ-8|HJ-8B Red Arrow]] ATGM
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'''Sub-Machine Guns:''' [[FMK-3 submachine gun|FMK-3]], [[UZI]], [[MAT 49]]
'''Assault Rifles:''' 5,56mm; [[IMI Galil|Galil AR]], [[M16 rifle|
[[SIG 542]], [[SIG 510]]-4, [[Type 56]]-2 (AK-47),
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==Uniforms==
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Army officers, NCOs, and enlisted personnel generally wear gray service uniforms. In tropical areas they wear gray-green service uniforms. Army [[OG-107|fatigue uniforms]] are olive green, and combat uniforms consist of US [[U.S. Woodland|woodland pattern camouflage]] and [[Desert Battle Dress Uniform|desert pattern camouflage]]. The standard headgear for enlisted personnel is a beret bearing the national colors of red, yellow, and green.
== 2024 coup attempt ==
{{Main articles|2024 Bolivian coup attempt}}
On June 26, 2024, the General of the Bolivian Army, General [[Juan José Zúñiga]] lead an attempted coup against the democratically elected [[President of Bolivia|President]], [[Luis Arce|Luis Acre]], who was elected in the [[2020 Bolivian general election|2020 Bolivian General election]] with 55.1% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |title=2020 Bolivia Election |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-21/official-bolivia-vote-count-confirms-socialist-landslide |access-date=2024-06-29 |newspaper=Bloomberg|date=21 October 2020 }}</ref> The army stormed the Presidential Palace in the capital of [[La Paz]]. Subsequently, the Generals of the three branches of the military were dismissed, with [[Juan José Zúñiga]], the leader of the coup attempt, being arrested the same day.<ref name=":0" /> He was replaced as General of the Army by [[José Wilson Sánchez]].
==See also==
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