National Revolutionary Movement

The Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR) was a significant political party in Bolivia, initially with fascist leanings, that mobilized Indian peasants. It became a key player in the Bolivian National Revolution, which began in April 1952 after the MNR overthrew a military regime. This revolution was a major social upheaval in Latin America, leading to universal suffrage and a fundamental attack on the tin-mining elite. The MNR nationalized the largest tin-mining companies in October 1952 and enacted a sweeping land reform decree in August 1953, granting land and rights to Indigenous peoples and making them a powerful political force.12