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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
| commander2 = General de Ejército<br>
| commander2_label = Commanding General of the Army
| notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia -->
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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> and 60,000 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/evo-y-los-militares-una-relacion-con-altibajos-que-tuvo-un-abrupto-fin-nid2305937|title=Evo y los militares, una relación con altibajos que tuvo un abrupto fin|date=13 November 2019 |language=es|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comunidad.org.bo/index.php/noticia/detalle/cod_noticia/257 |title=Sesenta mil conscriptos tendrán formación técnica|date=2 May 2005|language=es|access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref> men. On June 26, 2024, the General of the Army, General [[Juan José Zúñiga]], was dismissed and replaced with [[José Wilson Sánchez]] due to the former leading the [[2024 Bolivian coup attempt]] against President [[Luis Arce|Luis Acre]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bolivian police arrest leader of apparent coup attempt |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c288eewr1wko |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==History==
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==Organization==
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* 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)
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Regimental abbreviations
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24 [[MOWAG Roland]] (locally upgraded; used by the military police)
41 [[ZFB-05]]
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* 6 [[M101 howitzer|M101]]
▲36 [[M116 howitzer|75mm Pack Howitzer M1]]
▲6 [[Bofors 75 mm Model 1934|Bofors L/40 M1935 75mm howitzer]]<nowiki/>s .
'''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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[[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|M16A1]], [[Steyr AUG]] A1, [[SA-80]]. 7,62mm; [[FN FAL]],
[[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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