2021 Andean constitutional crisis

  

2021 Andean constitutional crisis
Clockwise, from top left: National Guard clashes with protesters in Caracas, People's Militias patrolling streets in Arauca District, student protests in Bogotá
Date December 7, 2021 − January 16, 2022 Location United People's Committees Causes Interim government of the Andes attempting to take power with military aid Ideological disputes within the Communist Party of the Andes military coup by the Bolivarian People's Liberation Army and interim government Goals Election of a new Central Committee and People's Congress Education reform Anti-corruption reform Democratization Methods general strike, sit-in, sporadic urban warfare, Result Trial and execution or imprisonment of the interim government and several army officers XXV. Party convention of the CPA with elections for a new central committee Andres Moreno confirmed as new Chairman
Parties to the civil conflict
Anti-revisionists	Interim government
Lead figures
Andres Moreno Carlos Ocasio	Emilia Ortega Tupac Domingues
Number
15 Mio.+ protesters, ~9.000 armed People's Militias, ~3,000 members of the State Guard of Venezuela	~2000 officers of the Bolivarian People's Liberation Army, ca 20,000 local Party officials
Casualties
601	216

The 2021 Andean constitutional crisis took place from December 7, 2021 to January 16, 2022 as the aftermath of the death of former Chairman Rafael Guzmán. The begin of the crisis itself is disputed, however it is mostly agreed upon that it began with the seizing of power by interim Chairwoman Emilia Ortega without the consent of the Andean parliament and the ruling Communist Party. Ortega was declared interim party leader in September of 2021 with elections planned for December, though these were postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and the Amazonas incident which lead to a diplomatic crisis between the United People's Committees and Brazil. This lead to mass protests and criticism from internal party opponents, most prominently the Charimen of the Venezuelan State Committee Carlos Ocasio and the leader of the Peruvian State Committee Andres Moreno who called for the boycott of the Ortega government. The crisis deepened when the Armed Forces got involved on demand of Ortega and her administration under the leadership of General Tupac Domingues and subsequently occupied the headquarters of the largest news agency in the country and later the parliament building.