“Nacional y Popular”: Vínculos y transferencias entre la Revolución boliviana y el ibañismo, 1952-1956

Abstract

This article addresses the Chilean receptiveness to the Bolivian revolution during Ibanez’s second administration (1952-1958) based on the histoire croisee approach and the concept of transfer. It shows that the Bolivian revolution, which erupted in April 1952, exerted influence and aroused interest in the main organizations that supported the Ibanez’s administration. The revolution was characterized by the massive participation of various sectors of Bolivian society, as well as by the nationalization of tin mining and the agrarian reform. At the same time, Ibanista organizations in Chile attracted by the national - populism underlying the Bolivian revolution, even proposing the need to try implementing procedures and initiatives adopted by the government of Paz Estenssoro.