Williams Kaliman
General Williams Kaliman Romero (born 1963[1]) is the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Bolivia.[2][3] On 10 November 2019, he called for the resignation of President Evo Morales after a disputed election, amid ongoing protests.[4] Morales was seeking a 4th term.[5]
Kaliman was born in Chuquisaca Department.[6] Kaliman attended the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), the military training school in Fort Benning, Georgia known in the past as the School of the Americas (SOA).[7]
He was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Bolivia in December 2018,[8] declaring himself an anti-colonialist and a soldier for the process of change.[9] Interim president Jeanine Áñez replaced him with General Carlos Orellana soon after Morales resigned and sought refuge in Mexico.[10] He was subsequently placed under house arrest at his home in La Paz on 23 December 2019. Over a year later on 11 March 2021, the Prosecutor's Office under the new government of Luis Arce issued an arrest warrant against him under accusations of a coup d'état against Morales.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Molina, Fernando (November 12, 2019). "Williams Kaliman, el militar que "sugirió" renunciar a Evo Morales". El Pais. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "5 frases de la entrevista con Williams Kaliman, el militar que sugirió a Evo Morales renunciar". November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Presentan denuncia penal contra Kaliman, comandante de las FFAA". eldeber.com.bo.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/world/americas/bolivian-police-morales [dead link]
- ^ "Bolivia's president resigns amid election-fraud allegations". AP NEWS. November 11, 2019.
- ^ "¿Quién es Williams Kalimán? El militar que fue clave en la renuncia de Evo Morales". Red+. November 11, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Alumni Meeting". William J. Perry Center. April 18, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "El general Williams Kaliman Romero asume como comandante en jefe de las FFAA". Los Tiempos. December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Comandante Kaliman: "Las FFAA moriremos anticolonialistas"". Los Tiempos. August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bing". www.bing.com.
- ^ "Fiscalía emite orden de aprehensión contra Kaliman". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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