The $9,000‑a‑kilo price bought a government - and it collapsed later
A $9,000‑a‑kilo cocaine price bought a government in La Paz, and a president was swept out on July 4, 1980 - how did drug money remake a state?
The $9,000‑a‑kilo price bought a government - and it collapsed later
In this episode, we trace how wholesale cocaine money intersected with military power to topple Bolivia’s elected president and remake institutions. We follow the actors, the transactions, and the choices that turned a commodity price into political force - and ask how that became a model beyond Bolivia.
Person: Roberto Suárez Gómez
Date: July 4, 1980
Location: La Paz; Santa Cruz de…
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