General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS)  Luis Almagro 

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The Foreign Minister of Argentina, Felipe Solá, described as “absolute immoral” the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, and blamed him for the “coup”, which he says Evo Morales suffered in 2019, according to Spanish media reports. 

 “Es un inmoral absoluto (…) que se pone a las órdenes del más fuerte, a las órdenes de Donald Trump (en ese entonces presidente de EE.UU.), traiciona toda su historia política y mandatos”, dijo sobre Almagro y su “aporte” para que en Bolivia se diera el “golpe de Estado”. 

( “He is an absolute immoral (…) who places himself at the orders of the strongest, at the orders of Donald Trump (then president of the United States), betrays all his political history and mandates,” he said about Almagro and his “contribution” to the “coup d’état” in Bolivia.”)

Gracias presidente @LuchoXBolivia y vicepresidente @LaramaDavid. Argentina y Bolivia renuevan sus lazos de hermandad que no pudieron quebrar ni con las armas, ni con la persecución.

Unidos somos más fuertes.
Ahora a trabajar para crecer.
🇦🇷🤝🇧🇴 pic.twitter.com/LZwZzdU3fX

— Felipe Solá (@felipe_sola) March 12, 2021

OAS rejects Argentina’s allegations of involvement in alleged coup in Bolivia

 The Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday rejected Argentina’s allegations of having been involved in an alleged coup against ex-president Evo Morales.

“Regarding the statement of the Bolivian Foreign Ministry issued yesterday, the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) denies its contents and repudiates its repressive and threatening tone, as well as the desire to personalize in Luis Almagro decisions and institutional positions of the General Secretariat.”

-OAS  Statement March 17 

Regarding the absurd accusation of the participation of the OAS in a coup d’état, the OAS General Secretariat reiterates what was stated on November 10, 2019 -when the audit report was presented: “The situation in the country requires (primarily) the governmental and political actors of the different partes, as well as all the institutions, to act in accordance with the Constitution, with responsibility and respect for peaceful means.” And it added that “Likewise, it is understood that constitutional mandates should not be interrupted, including that of President Evo Morales.” The OAS was the only regional or multilateral organization that requested that this constitutional mandate be respected.

Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Áñez was detained and accused of promoting an alleged coup against her predecessor Evo Morales

In October 2019,  then-president Morales stepped down under pressure from the Bolivian armed forces after a presidential election that the Organization of American States (OAS) said was rigged in his favor.  Áñez, a far right  politician,  was arrested Saturday and charged with fomenting a coup against longtime left-wing leader Morales, along with two other former members of her cabinet.  They were hit  with terrorism, sedition and conspiracy charges.