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Events in the year 2026 in Bolivia.
Incumbents
- President: Rodrigo Paz
- Vice President: Edmand Lara
- President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice: Romer Saucedo
- President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal: Gustavo Ávila
- President of the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal: Paola Verónica Prudencio Candia
- President of the Senate: Diego Ávila
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Roberto Castro Salazar
- Assembly: 4th Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia
Events
January
- 9 January – Mauricio Aramayo, an aide to president Paz, is shot dead in Tarija.[1]
- 12 January – A bus crashes in Santa Cruz Department, killing 11 people and injuring three others.[2]
February
- 2 February – A nationwide ban on the usage of cellphones in classrooms comes into effect.[3]
- 6–22 February – Bolivia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 8 February – A bus falls down a 100 m (330 ft) ravine in Eliodoro Camacho Province, killing 10 people.[4]
- 27 February – A C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Bolivian Air Force overshoots the runway while landing at El Alto International Airport near La Paz and collides with several vehicles, killing at least 22 people and injuring 29 others.[5]
March
- 13 March – Authorities arrest suspected Uruguayan drug cartel leader Sebastián Marset during a police operation in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Marset, who is wanted by several countries and has a US$2 million reward linked to money laundering allegations, is detained along with four other individuals.[6]
- 22 March – 2026 Bolivian regional elections (first round)
April
- 14 April – A bus plunges into a ravine in Apolo, La Paz, killing six people and injuring 14 others.[7]
- 19 April – 2026 Bolivian regional elections (second round)
- 29 April – A bus overturns near Oruro, killing nine people and injuring 22 others.[8]
May
- 13 May – President Paz repeals a law allowing for the mortgaging of land amid widespread protests.[9]
- 23 May – Public works minister Mauricio Zamora survives two separate ambushes on his vehicle by protesters in Copata.[10]
June
- 8 June – President Paz signs a law easing the government's ability to declare a state of emergency.[11]
- 20 June – President Paz declares a state of emergency in response to nationwide antigovermnent protests and road blockades.[12]
- 21 June – A light aircraft of the Bolivian Air Force crashes during aerial patrols over a blockaded highway between La Paz and Cochabamba, killing six officers.[13]
Arts and entertainment
Holidays
Source:[14]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 22 January – Plurinational State Day
- 16-17 February – Carnival
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 21 June – Aymara New Year
- 6 Augusy – National Day
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
- 8 March – Arturo López, 90, footballer (national team).[15]
- 30 May – París Galán, 58, drag queen and politician.[16]
References
- "¿Quién era Mauricio Aramayo?, el "hombre de confianza" de Rodrigo Paz". EL DEBER (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- "11 Killed in Bolivia Highway Crash". Bernama. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- "Bolivia kicks off school year with ban on cellphones". AP News. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- "Bus plunges into ravine in Bolivia, killing at least 10". Reuters. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- "Death toll rises to 22 after cargo plane carrying money crashes near Bolivia's capital". AP News. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- "Top narco trafficker Marset handed to US after Bolivia arrest". France 24. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- "6 killed, 14 injured as bus plunges into ravine in Bolivia". Xinhua. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- "Al menos nueve muertos y 22 heridos en accidente de bus chileno en carretera de Bolivia". Emol. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- "Clashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite and police fire tear gas". AP News. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- "Bolivian minister's convoy ambushed while overseeing roadblock clearance". BBC. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Protesters, police clash in Bolivia after president signs law enabling a harsher crackdown". AP News. 9 June 2026.
- "Bolivian president declares state of emergency". BBC. 20 June 2026.
- "Bolivia clears anti-government roadblocks after emergency decree, as patrol plane crash kills 6". AP News. 22 June 2026.
- "Bolivia Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- "Murió Arturo López, nuestro arquero campeón del 63". Brujula Digital (in Spanish). 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- "Fallece Paris Galán, activista y referente de la comunidad LGBTI y del folclore boliviano". ABI. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.