April 18, 2023, 10:31 AM
April 18, 2023, 10:31 AM
President Luis Arce participated this Tuesday in the 132nd anniversary of the reopening of the Gualberto Villarroel Army Military College, located in the southern area of the city of La Paz. In his speech, The president remarked that Bolivia “today more than ever” demands unity from the military.
The head of state initially indicated that the formation What is taught in this institute? must be guided by the fundamental principles of discipline, subordination and constancy, that are necessary for the fulfillment of the duties of military life.
“But it is also important to instill a zealous sense of territorial integrity of the state and our cadets must be characterized by having a strong commitment to the popular classes“, held.
Arce pointed out that the alleged 2019 coup interrupted an important advance in the institutional evolution of the Armed Forces (FFAA).
Well, “unlike other types of coups against progressive governments, the cases of Honduras and Bolivia show an active participation of the Armed Forces and that is something that can no longer be repeated,” he emphasized.
In this sense, he considered that the armed forces and their training institutes should be guided not by the influence of doctrines foreigners, but for a security and defense policy, formulated based on the country’s conditions and interests “and whose soldiers are trained not only to invade countries or seize natural resources, but also to to protect the popular classes and support the takeoff of industrialization with import substitution”.
For this reason, “on these 132 years I call on you to follow the example of our founding heroes, of our patriotic soldiers, (…) so that each cadet of this Military College is a promise for the future of the country,” he said.
He also invoked the cadets, officers and other members of the military training institute “to always look in the mirror of the peoples”which are part of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
“That each uniformed person who graduates from the Military College of the Army be a standard bearer of the fight for the second independence of Bolivia. Today more than ever Bolivia demands from its uniformed people and of his officers unit and love for the homeland, ”Arce concluded.
